by Tari Faris, @FarisTari Edits. Every writer knows that if they hang around very long in this industry they will have to go through edits. So I wasn’t surprised to …
The benefits of writing out loud
by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings The writing process can be easy to romanticize and even easier to describe. Find a laptop, and straighten it in front of you on the desk. Place your …
What Edits Have to do with Chocolate Cake
by Sarah Varland, @SarahVarland Since moving from the South back to Alaska, though Alaska has always felt more like “home” to me, there are a few things I miss about …
Self Editing: Passive Verbs
by Hallee Bridgeman, @halleeb As an author, it is my responsibility to hand my editors the cleanest copy I can hand them. This is so that they don’t get bogged down by …
Oh, you got a book deal? Awesome. Really. (What to do with envy!)
You know what I’m talking about, right? You work your tail off on a great story, your fourth amazing story, still unpublished, and while you’re piling up rejections, your friend, …