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Do your characters know what your story is about?

Jun 7, 2019 | Editing, Editing Hack Series

When you know all about your characters, you can focus your writing on one main thread. It helps you wrangle the various pieces of your writing into one cohesive vision. Themes. Narrative. Arc. Character. Scenes. Structure. This hack helps keep the different pieces...

Editing Hacks: Finish a Draft Before Editing

Jun 5, 2018 | Editing, Editing Hack Series

I mean it. Finish your draft before you dive into the editing process. You’d be amazed how many writing problems finishing a draft will solve. Still, your instinct will tell you to ignore this piece of advice. This is the one time I’ll ever tell another human...

NEW editing hack series attacks the hardest part of writing

Sep 29, 2017 | Editing, Editing Hack Series

Welcome to the first edition of my new editing hack series. I’ve created it for one simple reason. Editing is the hardest part of writing. Yes, I know placing your butt in a chair to crank out those first words on the page seems most difficult. Or slogging...

Do your characters know what your story is about?

Editing Hacks: Finish a Draft Before Editing

NEW editing hack series attacks the hardest part of writing

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