What can a new writer expect from a veteran?
Often, when newer writers come to a writing event, they’re fearful. They worry others will put them down, especially the pros.
Maybe a few established authors fear competition, but not the best ones. Instead, they offer advice, acceptance, and encouragement.
Mystery and adventure author Paul Keprecos, in a recent Facebook post, spoke about meeting bestselling novelist Sue … Continue reading
Don’t miss this tool for finding your mistakes.
Want to submit an error-free manuscript? Remember one keyboard shortcut.
Seriously. A few days ago, this simple command enabled me to catch multiple problems I’d missed in my first two editing passes through a book-length manuscript.
The novel told a great story. But the author struggled, as many of us do, with a few fine points of English.
He … Continue reading
Fill your mind with effective examples.
The past two weeks I’ve been spending six hours a day editing someone’s novel.
The author’s a solid storyteller, but his mechanics are weak. So I’m taking pains to fix the punctuation on nearly every sentence. And the dialogue attribution. And much of the spelling. Plus some of the verb tenses. I can work no more than an hour at … Continue reading