How to work on descriptions
How to work on descriptions For longer than I care to admit I have been struggling with descriptions. Before I…
Category: Editing blogs
Five Common Prose Issues Agents Look For
Five Common Prose Issues Agents Look For There are many developmental reasons agents might reject your book in the first…
Glue words and how to deal with them
How to deal with glue words Glue words are on their way to become a public enemy of the writing…
Holy Fuck – We’re Discriminating Against Diction Again?
Holy Fuck – We’re Discriminating Against Diction Again? From asshat to y’all, it’s time we stopped telling authors they have…
Does Grammarly own your writing? An Investigation of Grammarly’s ToS.
Does Grammarly own your writing? An investigation of Grammarly’s ToS. When people ask for advice on what editing software to…
How to finish NaNo in four days
I managed to finish NaNo in four days. Am I completely insane? Maybe. But for me, it was a challenge…
Grammar my teacher never taught me: discover new ways of starting sentences and improve your writing
Grammar my teacher never taught me: discover new ways of starting sentences and improve your writing I love pronouns. So…
Beta readers
Beta Readers Beta readers have always been an important part of the writing process. Lately, there has been some debate…
Get to know and develop characters even better
Everybody will develop characters differently. Some start with a name, or a trait, or in my case, a reaction to…
Mind the black hole: how to write trauma
Trigger warning for mentions of rape, physical violence, war related trauma. This blog provides examples and tips to help write…