Having someone read a draft of your work before self-editing or professional editing is a common thing to do. Getting…
When the topic of outlining comes up in writing circles, the responses are usually polar opposites: either it is frowned…
As an aspiring writer, it is very easy (and common) to lose confidence in yourself and want to give up.…
I have seen a number of writers ask the community, “Should I take writing classes?” The short answer is yes,…
The act of self-publishing novels has grown astronomically over the years as more writers want to get their work out…
Developmental editing might be a scary thought for many writers. It’s the type of editing where a great many changes…
In the writing community there are a lot of mixed emotions regarding the use of semicolons in fiction. Some think…
It’s safe to say that almost every writer out there has suffered from writer’s block in some way, whether it’s…
Self-editing doesn’t just have to be about the big stuff like plot, characters, or descriptions, and it doesn’t just have…
Many times when that great story idea hits us writers, we know exactly how we want things to go. We…