Mar 31, 2022 | Editing, Feedback, Mentors
“Every writer needs a reader,” my college writing mentor Nancy Piore said. Day after day, she drilled into us the importance of giving feedback on each other’s work. Even those of us who loved her class grumbled when we had to hand over our precious unedited words for...
Feb 28, 2022 | Editing, Strategy, Writing
Are you trying to make your writing more diverse and free of stereotypes and unconscious bias? You’ve done the research, you’ve read the articles on how to write more well-rounded characters, but something is still missing. If this is the case, consider hiring a...
Sep 13, 2019 | Editing, Novel writing, Strategy
When you have writer’s block, it feels like nothing but magic can stop writer’s block. I know because it happened to me this year while I’ve been working on my book, the YA sci-fi I started a few years ago during NaNoWriMo. I picked the book up again in January...
Aug 16, 2019 | Editing, Writing
You want to write a book, right? I highly recommend it. I’m also going to tell you, it’s a frustrating process. You’ll have ups and downs. You’ll want to give up at least once. You’ll wonder if you have anything of worth to say. In the...
Aug 9, 2019 | Craft, Editing, Reading
It can be difficult for creatives to follow a strict rule book, but there are some writing rules that are universal. You may be happy to have a list to guide your writing. Or you might decide I’m an idiot. How can you put limits on creativity? Well, these are the...
Jul 5, 2019 | Editing, Inspiration, Productivity
There’s no such thing as writer’s block. It’s an excuse. Your way of telling yourself you have a reason for not writing. I’m here to tell you, you’re not fooling anyone. That’s not to say you won’t ever feel stuck. You will....