the beginning

Editing Tip #95 – Have You Started Your Story in the Right Place?

By M.J. Moores on July 20, 2015 • ( 2 )

In answer to the question prominently placed above, most writers will give a resounding “YES”… but half of them are likely to be wrong (my personal statistic based on editing others’ work). Over the years I’ve read a number of… Read More ›

Editing Tip #22

By M.J. Moores on February 24, 2014 • ( 2 )

Avoiding Info Dump, Pt. 1 ~ There are a variety of ways and reasons authors inadvertently dump information into certain areas of their novel: Character Setting Action Back Story Often this over-sharing happens at the beginning of the book within… Read More ›