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Write. Rewrite. Edit. Revise. Edit. Polish. Repeat. Any writer worth reading after will tell you the creative process of writing is more often about the concerted effort of perfecting previously written words. To that end, I have a library of books on the subject. I follow blogs of respected authors who address pitfalls. If you’re …
This is the second part to a serial post describing my search for a freelance editor. Read part 1 here if you missed it last week. The first half of the post talked about how I started my search for an editor and the overload of information I needed to sift through before I could …
Road to Self-Published – Finding your Perfect Editor – Part 2 Read More »
This blog is meant to attract readers for my published works. You know, people who like young adult fantasy or Biblical fictionalizations, or maybe even a little romance. Yet, here I am discussing my journey to being self-published. Self-publishing still sounds like a dirty word to some people. However, in the past two years, Amazon …
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Last week, I talked about my meeting with author Alex Hughes at the Willamette Writer’s Conference. It left me crushed and questioning my calling to the young adult fantasy genre. This wasn’t the first, last, or only critique of my manuscript. I’ve mentioned my wonderful beta readers before. They gave me something similar to a …
Be Careful what you wish for: Manuscript Critique Part Two Read More »
Most of the time, authors must impress an agent with a query letter. At a writer’s conference, a new (and nerve-wracking) avenue for getting your story idea heard crops up. They call it a pitch session. I might rename it “An exercise in stressing out without giving in to the urge to vomit or run …
A puff of chocolaty goodness wafts by me when I open the door into the conference area. My mouth waters. Stillness underlies the hum of excited voices. This is my first writing conference. Professionals attend conferences to network and build skills in their area of expertise. I may be pre-published, but I am a professional …
“The best writing is rewriting” – E.B. White Glorious news: I’ve come to the end of the rewrite of my first novel. Or not. In my mind, I will begin revising now, polishing prose for prettiness. Yep, I love that alliteration. As I mentioned before, rewriting and revising aren’t technically the same thing. Not in …