by Erica Vetsch, Erica Vetsch on Facebook Have you ever had your proposal returned to you by an agent or editor with the words, ‘Nice writing, but your story is …
Basics of Writing Contests
by Erica Vetsch, @EricaVetsch It’s writing contest season! Did you know that writing contests were a thing? Or maybe you’ve been considering entering a writing contest and are wondering what to …
How To Manage Edits
by Erica Vetsch, @EricaVetsch Macro edits, micro edits, line edits, proofreading edits, galley edits, developmental edit, copy edits, substantive edits, structural edits. Gak! What are they? Why are there so many …
The Secret to Choosing the Right Writing How-To Books
by Erica Vetsch, @EricaVetsch When I recently searched amazon.com for books on “How to Write Fiction” more than 20,000 possibilities came up. A search of my local library’s database showed they …
The Part Where I Hate My Manuscript
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 …