by Rebecca Yauger, @RebeccaYauger Recently, I’ve been re-reading the book “Fierce Faith” by Alli Worthington. This book talks about different fears we may have and ways (her battle plan) to combat …
Prepare to Prune Your Manuscript
by Angela Arndt, @aearndt Replicating Childhood Summers My childhood summers revolved around the scent of my neighbor’s gardenia bush. It shaded the porch swing where we’d congregate each afternoon, hot and exhausted. …
Six Ways to Improve a Sentence
by Christina Miller, @CLMillerbooks We all want our readers to fly through the pages of our books without awkward or confusing lines to slow them down. Often, we accomplish this …
4 Lessons I Learned From my First Macro-edit
by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites One-hundred and seventeen days from start to finish, I turned in my manuscript. I waited with both eager anticipation and a little anxiety for it to return …
Making the Most of the Second Draft
by Katherine Reay, @Katherine_Reay We often talk about the first draft — that daunting blank screen. And we talk about the final draft — getting your manuscript to shine so brightly it …