Having someone read a draft of your work before self-editing or professional editing is a common thing to do. Getting…
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…
In one of my writing classes in college, my least favorite teacher of all time told the class that it…
I’ve discussed in previous posts the importance of character development and how other ways of improving your writing can have…
When writers are focused on characters, plot, and flow of a story, sometimes the development of something equally as important…
It’s safe to say that many writers feel that the voice inside their head is sufficient enough for evaluating one’s…
As fiction writers, the worlds and characters we have created are precious to us, built from our hearts and souls.…
Previous posts in this series have focused on dialogue tags, but in this final part it’s time to discuss what…
In Part Two of this series, we discussed how the use of he said/she said in dialogue tags is sufficient,…