Congratulations! You've finished your manuscript or you're within touching distance now -- that's a huge accomplishment so let's just take a moment to celebrate that. Many writers never even make it that far, let alone get to the point where they're researching what stages of professional editing their manuscript really needs. The world of editingContinue reading "What level of editing do you REALLY need for your fantasy novel?"
How to punctuate dialogue
No story is complete without dialogue yet punctuating speech is many a writer's bane. Where do those pesky commas go? How do you indicate multiple speakers? And how on earth do you format speech?! Books need dialogue. But get the punctuation wrong and you risk drawing your reader out of the story; the one thingContinue reading "How to punctuate dialogue"
How freewriting can help writer’s block
Writer's block. The bane of just about every writer. Staring at a blank page with no idea what you're going to write about brings all manner of emotions. And a lot of the time, once you've been hit with writer's block, it takes some doing to get out of it.
The magic of freewriting and how it can help writer’s block
Writer's block. The bane of just about every writer. Staring at a blank page with no idea what you're going to write about brings all manner of emotions. And a lot of the time, once you've been hit with writer's block, it takes some doing to get out of it. If you asked just aboutContinue reading "The magic of freewriting and how it can help writer’s block"
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