Princess Revision: The PrologueOh, do I have a treat for you! I found 41 pages of a novel I wrote when I was in college. It doesn’t have a date on it, but it was...
So You Wanna Write a Book: Replacing -ly AdverbsOnce 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 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...