I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I’m writing I get all caught up in plot points and “things to do” that I forget to… well… have fun. Don’t get me wrong, I still think plot points are important. I’ve talked about story structure before and how its framework can actually give us more […]
To write is to revise. For some writers their first drafts are already mostly polished, the plot holes minimal, the story functional enough it only needs a few edits here and there. For many writers, however, we’ll need a bit more revisions than that! Often a draft will go through several rounds of revisions before […]
Beta reading is the process of having other people look at our work and give critical feedback. I know, I know. I hate asking for help too. And who likes receiving criticism? Unfortunately, the solitary writer who classily churns out novel after novel on their vintage typewriter completely on their own isn’t a practical model […]
Each month I take a moment to pause and share a few things I’ve found to be helpful and fun along the journey as a busy writer. I hope you find them to be enlightening and encouraging! Article Roundup: Revisions I recently wrote about the importance of revisions. Revisions can be a bit intimidating at […]
Revising our writing can get a bad rap sometimes. After all, revisions are a lot of work! They can be confusing, hard, and none of us like to hear our work isn’t wonderful just the way it is. It would be nice if we could all write perfect stories the first time around. Unfortunately that’s […]