by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings I sacrificed 1000 worthy helpers yesterday. Troops that had served me well. Cut. Gone. They played their role. I want to pay tribute to those 1000 words I …
Manuscript Editing Hacks
by Kariss Lynch, @Kariss_Lynch You’ve edited a paragraph, a chapter, maybe a few chapters, but now your manuscript is ready to go and your editor sent you back the first …
Seven Rules to Get the Feedback You Need
by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings Writers are a fragile lot, aren’t we? We beaver away in our imaginary worlds, creating and inhabiting spaces with characters of our own creation. And when we emerge, …
4 Ways to Survive Self-Editing
by CJ Myerly, @mdippedinink My son curls into my side, a sheet of stickers in his lap as our preacher speaks. He points to a sticker. I peel it off, and …
Line Edits: Taking Your Novel from Mediocre to Marvelous
by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites I recently completed my first line edits on a manuscript. I won’t even venture a guess as to how my editor’s mind can keep track of all …