by Jill Williamson | Aug 21, 2020 | Description, Editing, First Drafts, Grow An Author, Writing
New writers often struggle to get the right words on the page and in the right place. This is a skill that simply takes practice to perfect. There are several different types of gaps that can appear in your writing. These are generally handled in the editing stage,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 17, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Editing, Setting
When I’m doing a macro edit, the last big picture story element I work on is my setting. The setting for your story isn’t just, “modern day Kansas City,” or, “1920s Chicago,” or a fantasy world of your own creation. You might find...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 10, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Editing, Plot
After a couple weeks away from this series, I’m feeling a bit disoriented! If you are too, here are the last few posts: Editing Process Overview Fixing Character Issues Fixing Theme Issues Like I talked about in previous editing posts, all the story elements...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 20, 2020 | Editing, Writing, Writing Life
I’m away for a few a few weeks, so I’m resurrecting a few posts from the archives. I hope you enjoy them! Also, for those doing the 100-for-100 writing challenge, today is day 50! Halfway there! Among the most confusing writing advice I’ve ever received is...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 13, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Editing, Theme
The word “theme” can still cause shivers because it calls up my memories of high school English when I had to identify elements like theme or symbolism in five paragraph essays. (The only thing worse was analyzing poetry.) Those essays always left me...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 6, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Characters, Editing
I hope our U.S. writers had an enjoyable and safe 4th of July! Ours was weird with fireworks shows cancelled, but I did go to a friend’s house and watch Hamilton on Disney+. After years of hearing about how great the show is, I was happy for the opportunity to...
