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 ›
structure
Editing Tip #46
First Impressions Pt.1 ~ Your book cover, your blurb, and your social media presence all make huge first impressions when it comes to enticing a reader to pick up your book and look inside. But what is going to… Read More ›
Editing Tip #34
Writing a Page Turner: Pt 5 Sentences: their abuse, misuse, formation, creation, and implementation are the structural medium for the telling of your tale. Sentences are not benign and indifferent in prose; they, coupled with our imagination, bring to life… Read More ›
The Architecture of Prose
The biggest rule in writing is “show don’t tell” and even if you think you have this technique mastered there is always a niggling aspect that you hadn’t considered before. The building blocks of prose are exactly that: pieces to… Read More ›