You place the words “The End” on your manuscript and you’re ready to begin self-editing. Besides setting your work aside for a while to gain some distance from it (and hopefully a fresh perspective), it’s time to analyze the bones… Read More ›
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Editing Tip #76 – Knowing What You’re Doing
Knowing your limitations and being honest with yourself about them is often hard to do – especially for Indie Authors who often push themselves to the limits because the budget is so tight or non-existent. The best way to find… Read More ›
Editing Tip #75 – Voice Shifts
There are basically three ways to write a story: One narrator (only see the world through their eyes) More than one narrator (different perspectives on the same situation) On narrator (omniscient – all seeing through some god-like point of view)… Read More ›
Editing Tip #74 – How Cliche is Cliche
I find it immensely interesting to note just how many new and emerging writers fall back on the use of cliche in their descriptions (although, let’s be honest here – some multi-book indie authors who publish for the love of… Read More ›
Editing Tip #73 – Grammar vs. Style
It’s common knowledge that when you’re writing fiction you can break the almighty “grammar & sentence structure” rules… to a point. And that’s my point today. Lately I’ve read a number of short stories and indie books where it’s obvious… Read More ›
Editing Tip #72 – Editing for Flow
Editing for Flow ~ Not everyone has the luxury of writing a book all in one go – be it over a few months or within one year. In those cases, depending on how much your writing is evolving, your… Read More ›
Editing Tip #71
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 5 ~ One of the most basic formatting secrets to know is how to use breaks properly in your manuscript. A lot of first-time writers are unfamiliar with how to do this this… you get to… Read More ›
Editing Tip #70
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 4 ~ It’s important to keep in mind that when an agent or small publishing house (even an imprint from a large(r) publishing house) asks for standard manuscript formatting there are a few things you need… Read More ›
Editing Tip #69
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 3 ~ When it comes to your choice of internal punctuation the colon, semi-colon, dash and em-dash are used for different purposes. I’m not here to tell you how best to use each in a sentence,… Read More ›
Editing Tip #68
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 2 Using the TAB button vs. Automatic Indent. Everyone is familiar with the Tab button on the computer; it’s a great way to skip a bunch of spaces in a hurry. What might surprise you is… Read More ›
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