by Erica Vetsch, @EricaVetsch Have you been there? Have you gotten to a point in your novel where you are sure the entire thing is dreck, you couldn’t write your way …
How to ‘Marie Kondo’ Your Manuscript
by Erica Vetsch, @EricaVetsch Marie Kondo is the host/driving force behind the newly-popular TV show Tidying Up on Netflix. She is an expert on helping people get rid of the ‘stuff’ …
Five Editing Tips You Can Employ Right Now
by Annette M. Irby, @AnnetteMIrby Writers are communicators. Editors help by ensuring we’re conveying what we intend. In my work as an editor and an author, I’ve sat at both sides …
Sometimes you just have to tear it apart…
You might have noticed…no blog from me last week. (okay, maybe you didn’t, but…) That’s because we were doing THIS. That would be ripping apart our upstairs (thank you to …
The Three Cuts 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 …