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… Continue reading “How to work on descriptions”…
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… Continue reading “Five Common Prose Issues Agents Look For”…
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… Continue reading “Glue words and how to deal with them”…
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… Continue reading “Holy Fuck – We’re Discriminating Against Diction Again?”…
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… Continue reading “Does Grammarly own your writing? An Investigation of Grammarly’s ToS.”…
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… Continue reading “How to finish NaNo in four days”…
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… Continue reading “Grammar my teacher never taught me: discover new ways of starting sentences and improve your writing”…
Beta readers Beta Readers Beta readers have always been an important part of the writing process. Lately, there has been some debate… Continue reading “Beta readers”…
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… Continue reading “Get to know and develop characters even better”…
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… Continue reading “Mind the black hole: how to write trauma”…