by Alena Wendall, @alenawendall There comes a time in every writer’s life when we face the question: What’s wrong with my manuscript? “What’s wrong?” is not a bad question. We strive to …
Big Changes, Big Problem
by Andrea Christenson, @andrea143 A few years after we were married my husband began a weight loss journey. He’d found himself having a hard time playing on the floor with our, …
The Three Knives of Editing
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 …
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 …