Rewriting and Revising Before You Edit
How Many Manuscript Drafts Should You Go Through? When working on a book of any kind, if you haven’t gone through a minimum of three drafts, you probably don’t have a finished product….
story writing
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How to Write Your Book
What’s the Best Way to Write a Book? There are as many answers to that questions as there are authors. And while no answer is inherently better than another, a few examples should…
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Fine Tuning Your Manuscript – Part 3
Engage Your Characters in Their Setting When you’re characters interact through dialogue, make them interact as well with their surroundings. There should be a continual interplay of character and setting. Examine your dialogue…
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Fine Tuning Your Manuscript – Part 2
The Three S’s – Scene, Setting, and Senses Stories don’t occur in a bubble. They have to be set in a real and believable place. And what makes a scene or setting, is…
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Fine Tuning Your Manuscript – Part 1
You’ve Written “The End” – But Is Your Book Ready? Okay, so you’ve finally reached the magic words “The End”. But is it really? Are you done? Have you really finished your book?…
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Avoiding Cliches
This one’s a tough nut to crack. Avoiding cliches is like avoiding headaches. We’d all love to, but there’s no way we’ll ever completely avoid them. With hundreds of cliches, they’re as thick…
