The First Step of Revising is Stepping Away
carriejonesbooks That’s right. The first step of revising is stepping away from that novel with your hands up and eyes focused on something else. It should be easy. It is often…
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How to Make a Good Book Better – Revision Tips of Awesome – Part Three
So, these past three Mondays, I’ve been giving revision tips to help with people’s stories. And this is the last in the series! I know! I know! The horror! Get…
How to Make Your Good Book Better – Revision Tips of Awesome – Part Two
I am still chugging along trying to get my draft done so that I can get to the fun stuff: No, not drowning my sorrows in Sanka. No, not learning…
How to Make a Good Book Better
I am currently being whipped down into one of Dante’s lower circles of hell due to: 1. My deadline crunch on a million things. 2. My dog who has decided…
First Drafts Suck But So Do A Ton of Other Things
Hard writer truth time: First drafts suck. Almost everything stinks the first time you do it. That’s because it’s THE FIRST time you do it. But, we tend to expect…