Have you ever read a book so terrible that you felt sorry for the author? I have. When this happens to me, it’s as if...
Editing & Writing Advice
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 and indie) is flooded right now by writers who believe they have written their greatest achievement until their next story gets put down on paper....
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Have you ever read a book so terrible that you felt sorry for the author? I have. When this happens to me, it’s as if I’m cruising past a train wreck, and I can see into each derailed car and the disaster inside. I find myself wondering why someone didn’t switch...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Have you ever known someone who has an annoying habit? Every time they do what they do, it drives you up the wall? Sometimes authors develop annoying habits, and those habits can destroy a writer’s relationship with a reader. Authors will say it has everything to do...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Have you ever known someone who has an annoying habit? Every time they do what they do, it drives you up the wall?...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
It’s the little things that make my eye twitch when I run across them in a published book. These are mistake such as...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
I’m not a fan of the word edgy when it refers to Christian fiction. Why does the term bother me? Edgy is a subjective...
Thursday’s Tips: Why Critique Groups Help
Editors will tell you they see plenty of strong first three chapters. It’s after that that the writing may tend to...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Numbers cause a lot of difficulty for self-editors. They appear in a variety of jumbled forms within manuscripts as if...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
A friend wrote me recently, and she commented on a book she was reading. She indicated the book was difficult to get...
Tactical Tuesdays: Advice for Self-Editing
Recently, authors have asked me several questions regarding chapters. What is a good word count for a scene? How many...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Stop! Back Away from the Exclamation Point! Yes, it’s a point of contention with me. I get aggravated over exclamation...
Writer’s Tip Thursday: Nothing Left Undone
You’ve done it! Finished that first draft. Now what? I recommend giving yourself some space before looking at it...
Thursday’s Tips: Reworking Cliches
Communication One goal—perhaps the central objective—of writing is communication. Whether we’re penning fiction or...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
I've written on this subject before, but recently I've watched as an epidemic has spread from one manuscript to...