Non-writers think the majority of the work of writing a novel happens in the first draft. The first draft is where the heart of a novel is, but the writing craft happens during the editing. If you tend more towards pantsing than planning, the first three steps will help tighten…
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Editing In Layers Part 3: Scenes and Sequels
Get off the hamster wheel of revisions and begin editing smarter and more efficiently! We’re working our way through a 5-layer process that streamlines the editing process so you can get a draft to beta readers faster! Prep Work: Goals Layer 1: Plot Layer 2: Scenes and Sequels (you are…
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Editing In Layers Part 2: Plot
Are you stuck on an unending groundhog day cycle of editing the same book for years? I created this 5 layer editing system a year ago to be more efficient and effective with my edits and rewrites. Since I started using this system, I’ve written 3 books, rewritten one (for…
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Editing In Layers Part 1: Goals
Editing and revising is a necessary part of writing fiction because no one NO ONE writes a perfect first draft. Everyone’s work is improved with the help of a good editor and the first editor who should go over your work is YOU. That said, especially if you’re a pantser…
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Cover Reveal: The Last Seers
So, I wrote another book! Sort of… Last fall I published my debut novel The Watched. I released it as a serial on my blog here and it has been available online for free (or as free as I could make it). The plan had been to release the series…
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8 Ways To Balance A Writing Career While Making Family A Priority
I have been a stay-at-home mom off and on for eighteen years. For the last twelve years, I’ve also been a writer. I went from knowing nothing to having my own freelance business and being a national award-winning freelance journalist and author. One thing I had to learn was how…