“Me” has become a dirty word and most people do everything they can to avoid saying it. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re in the heart of Silicon Valley or the remotest wilds of Alaska […]
Writers are usually encouraged to use the active voice and to avoid the passive voice, so it is important to be able to know and […]
One of the most important decisions you need to make as a writer, especially when writing fiction or creative nonfiction, is deciding which point of […]
Match the Message As I was working in my home office, I heard my wife, Alean, shout from somewhere down by the kitchen, “Hey! No […]
Well-rounded characters are equally as important to a story as the plot. They are what makes a reader feel for what is happening in a […]
As Will Rogers reminded us, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. This is never truer than when an agent or […]
In 2 Timothy 1:6 (KJV), Paul exhorts Timothy to “stir up the gift of God, which is in thee ….” Or, as the NASB version […]
Editors continually tell us writers that we need to learn how to ‘write tight.’ What exactly, does that phrase mean? How can authors like ourselves […]
Editing. The word strikes fear and dread into writers. Where do you start? How much do you tinker before hiring a pro? How can you […]
New writers often focus their first novel revisions on individual words or sentences. Some spend hours, hunting for the right word or trying to improve […]
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