Got the proofs back for Under the Western Sky. Why do you always catch those repeated words and phrases when you get those back, instead of when you do your […]
editing
Quick Editing Tips
Nobody likes editing. We’d all rather be writing 24/7 but editing must be done in order to produce a finished work. Here are some quick tips to get you started. […]
Polishing Your Work
Book 3 is finished at last, and I’m doing the first of several edits and polishing jobs. Here are a few tips on polishing your work until it sparkles. Read […]
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder?
First, I must apologize for abandoning my post … sorry for the pun … I’ve been working on finishing up Book 3 and editing Book 2 and working on a […]
NaNoWriMo – What Now?
So you hit 50,000 words in November — or maybe not quite so many. Now what? Once you’ve got your first draft down — or at least gotten a good […]
The End
Book Two is finished … well, the first draft is done This is only the beginning, though. I’ve got the first edit to do – go through reading for continuity […]
Writing Workshop: Day 3
Editors for Hire (Chantelle Aimee Osman) Once you’ve written “the end,” the journey is only half over. You must put out the best book you can – if it’s not, you […]
Revising 1-2-3
Revision can be tough. Sometimes it’s hard to take a good, clear look at what you’ve written. Here are some good tips to get you started on the revision process: […]
The Art of the Rewrite
Susan Cummins Miller gave a great talk at the Tony Hillerman Conference. Here are the highlights: A Baker’s Dozen: Common Writing Mistakes Starting at the wrong point – usually it’s […]
Blathering: Edits
The manuscript is back from the copy editor already! I think that’s a good thing. She said it was a good story, and this is a PhD in English, so […]