So You Wanna Write A Book: Find Repetitive, Redundant, Reoccurring WordsPhoto 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: Making the CutPhoto 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...
Details That Increase InterestCristina 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 WordsUnnecessary words. What does this mean? Words that make your work cumbersome. Disrupt the flow of the language. Get in the way of the...