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So You Wanna Write A Book: Find Repetitive, Redundant, Reoccurring Words

Photo by Scott Webb on Pexels.com When you put on that editing hat, one of your jobs is to locate dull, repetitive words and cliché...

So You Wanna Write a Book: Replacing -ly Adverbs

Once upon a time, my literary agent found the one -ly adverb I snuck into my manuscript and made me ditch it What?!? Why Shouldn’t I Use...

So You Wanna Write a Book: Making the Cut

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Now that you’ve finished the first draft of your book, it’s time for the excruciating part: editing. Some...

So You Wanna Write a Book: Active Action

You probably have great ideas for a book. Maybe one of these ideas keeps popping up in your brain over and over again. It’s calling to...

So You Wanna Write a Book: Starting It

You probably have great ideas for a book. Maybe one of these ideas keeps popping up in your brain over and over again. It’s calling to...

Back on Track

Hi everyone. I realize I’ve disappeared for a while. Life gets in the way sometimes. But 2018 is a new start to what I hope will be the...

5 Writing Myths

As a writer, you’ve probably heard plenty of advice along your journey to publication. Advice can be very handy. It gives novices a...

Your Friends Told You Not to Tell

As a freelance editor and professional critiquer, I have discovered that most beginning writers struggle with the concept of “show vs....

How To Start a Personal Writing Blog

Many writing friends are interested in starting a blog, or maintaining one, and aren’t sure how to go about this. I read people’s blogs....

Details That Increase Interest

Cristina Wilhelm sent me this scene to revise. In response to a few questions I had regarding the piece, she told me that: 1) This scene...

Important Tip #2 Watch for Unnecessary Words

Unnecessary words. What does this mean? Words that make your work cumbersome. Disrupt the flow of the language. Get in the way of the...

What to Expect when You’re Expecting Fame and Fortune

For every writer there comes a time to decide: do I share my work with the world, or do I keep it to myself? Is it good enough for others...

Important Tip #1About Using -ly Adverbs

In between posting old work and revising it, I will be adding quick tips for anyone looking for a smidgeon of advice. You might be...

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