by S.E. Jones
There’s a lot you can fix in a first draft. It’s why they’re first drafts. You can focus on character, world building, plot, inner cohesion, the writing, the flow, the pacing–the list goes on and on.
Continue reading Revision: Making a Mess Less Complicated
by smwright
Rewrites have a negative connotation in the writing world, and when listening to some writers talk about them, you’d suspect they were on par with a root canal! I’m well up to my head in revisions for my SciFi novel right now, but you won’t catch me griping about them. Revisions and rewrites are just a natural part of the writing process. They are only as bad as you make them.
Hello readers and writers! If you haven’t been to the Writer’s Toolbox page in a while, I wanted to let you know about some recent additions and improvements. Since the last time I’ve made an announcement about this page, I have added 15 new resources, all with links for your convenience. With so many tools at your fingertips, you have only to save this one page in your bookmarks and come back to it as often as you like.
The ability to write a novel from start to finish doesn’t own any kind of magical formula. Like anything we try to accomplish in life, certain things can hinder the process. Some of them can’t be avoided, like the condition of your own health. If you’re coughing, wheezing, taking serious medication that can affect your judgment, I promise that most, if not all writing skills goes out of the window.
The things that can be avoided are usually the same standard problems faced by most writers. Interruptions during a critical moment of writing. Too much noise. The music you listen to in between chapters while taking a break got left at a friend’s place. Go and get it, your chapter is done for the day.
Continue reading From The First To The Last Chapter – 5 Things To Keep In Mind
Recently, I attended a lecture hosted by GLAWS, and the guest speaker for the day was literary agent Steve Hutson. I’m sure you can guess the focus of the event.
by Shelly Sanders (based on her personal experience, which I felt was an interesting take on publishing)
1. Signing with a traditional publisher is worth the time and sweat it takes to be accepted.
Continue reading The 6 Things I Learned After Publishing My First Book
2014 was an eventful year. I thought I’d put together a list of the top 10 most popular posts of 2014, assessed by page views.
Not long ago, I did a post on showing vs. telling. I’d like to continue along that same vein by talking about ways to allow the reader to think for themselves without being spoon-fed.
The Writer’s Toolbox section for self-publishing was a little bare, so I added three more tools to it. You can find the page here. Even if you don’t currently self-publish, it’s good to be aware of what tools are available.
Continue reading Three New Additions to the Writer’s Toolbox!
Everyone always says to be original in your writing, but are we oversimplifying things? Can anyone be original anymore, and what are the pitfalls in striving for originality?
