Editing: Resources
You’ve read my opinions on editing and critiquing - the different ways you can improve your manuscript. The multi-published experts agree. Knowing how to edit fiction is as important as knowing how to write it. Here are a couple of highly recommended resources to help you improve your editing skills. [...]
My Ramblings: Zzzzzz … WAKE UP!
Photo Credit I just returned from a wonderful writer's conference (I'll write more about it on October 30). I learned a lot of useful things (as usual), but one thing really jumped out at me at the first session. It inspired and motivated me - you're going to [...]
Endings: Last Impressions
I dread endings because I never know what to expect. I’ve read a few (even from my favorite authors) that bothered me because I didn’t like the last thought, action, or phrase of the character - it was supposed to be more inspiring, more romantic … just more. Picture [...]
Editing: How to Be a Good Crit Partner
Photo Credit If you want someone to critique your work, you need to be ready to return the favor. Being a good crit partner, however, is more than just being able to identify and point out mistakes. It’s an intimate writing relationship that should be handled like any [...]
Guest Post: Writing A Book from the Heart by Margaret Daley
I have been fortunate to have written several books over the years that have been from my heart--a story that I was passionate to write and had to put it down on the paper. The books in The Men of the Texas Rangers Series have all come from a place [...]