Ten Commandments of Writing 1. When thou knowest not the spelling of a word, thou shalt look it up. 2. Thou shalt edit...
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Wtite the Vision Wednesday: Action->Result
There is a video game I like to play. Throughout the game, you are given choices to carry things with you, to tell the truth or not, to treat others with respect or treat them poorly, to learn new skills, to teach others, to save people with words or actions from...
Write the Vision Wednesday
Ten Commandments of Writing 1. When thou knowest not the spelling of a word, thou shalt look it up. 2. Thou shalt edit each manuscript before submitting. Yea verily, thou shalt put chapter ten before chapter eleven. 3. Before thou speakest ill of the comments of thy...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
I attended the Florida Christian Writer’s Conference this last weekend. This is a great conference, and if you’ve never looked it up, you should. When most of the states are covered in snow and ice, the writers at this conference might have to brave some sixty degree...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
I attended the Florida Christian Writer’s Conference this last weekend. This is a great conference, and if you’ve...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Write your best story. Great advice, but the sentiment is vague. What is your best story? The market (both traditional...
Thursday’s Tips: Complications
In everyday life, people normally strive for as few complications as possible. We plan ahead. We prepare. We come up...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
This week, I had a budding author ask me about the latest release by a bestselling novelist. She has read previous...
Tactical Tuesdays: Advice for Self-Editing
Clichés. We’ve all heard about them. Most writers cringe when an editor or critique partner points out a cliché line...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Conflict-conflict-conflict. If you plan to write a scene without it, stop. We avoid conflict in real life. In fiction,...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
You’ve read the stories where the characters have repetitive actions. They’re described in different ways, but in the...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Lately, a case of style versus aggravation has cropped up in a few pieces of work I have viewed: the "verbless"...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
He, him, she, her, they, their, and them: such simple words, which can give writers a large problem. When an author’s...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
As discussed in previous posts, a self-editing checklist is often a helpful tool for authors. Today, I’d like to share...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
For years, I worked in the legal field, so when I went to work as a pastor's secretary, and he asked me to draft a...