A first draft is great, but seldom good enough.
by Andy Scheer
The author’s eagerness shone through his email. He’d just finished a manuscript, a 40,000-word nonfiction piece. He’d written it to encourage and inspire others in his occupation.
In two months, he’d attend a writers conference. He hoped I’d edit his manuscript — before the conference. To give me a sense of … Continue reading
Even the best need others’ help.
by Andy Scheer
Next weekend I plan to attend a music festival. I anticipate a glorious variety: 11 bands performing 78 concerts in 5 venues.
While a few feature a big-name front man, even they depend on the contribution of talented side men.
Don’t waste your sentence’s key part.
by Andy Scheer
Today as I edited a manuscript for busy moms, I thought of birds and binoculars:
Specifically, I thought of an illustration that taught me how the words a writer places at the end of a sentence stick in a reader’s mind.
Here’s the illustration, … Continue reading