In the last few weeks, I’ve talked about how awesome face-to-face meetings with your writing / critique partner can be. Not only are these sessions more immediate and collaborative, they also save you time! This week I want to check in with you guys. Has anyone actually done it? Have you talked with your writingContinue reading “30 Minutes to Better Writing NOW”
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30 Minutes to Better Writing: How Talking (Yes, actually talking) Benefits Writers
Improve your writing in 30 minutes with strategic writing conversations!
30 minutes to better writing: How to Talk to Your Writing Partner (Yes, actually talk!)
While you need to write as often as possible to improve your skills, what I’m suggesting is spending thirty minutes a week or a month talking to someone about your writing. Here’s how a half hour conversation with a carefully chosen critique partner or trusted confidant can make you a better writer.
The Role of Research in Developmental Editing
Research is an integral part of the developmental editing stage of any writing process. See how you can work it into yours.
Developmental Editing: Reflect, Listen, and Plan to Give Your Work New Life
Last week I noted that the first step of successful developmental editing is finding a reader. This week, I’m going to talk about the second step, in which you lay your soul bare and embrace all the feedback the reader gave you. This step can be intimidating, but you WILL survive it if you reflect on whatContinue reading “Developmental Editing: Reflect, Listen, and Plan to Give Your Work New Life”
Different Kinds of Editing; or, How Developmental Editing is like Raising a Toddler
One of a writer’s most important tasks is editing, but one of the most common misunderstandings I see with writers, particularly new writers, is that editing is all about grammar, mechanics, and sentence-level issues. But that type of sentence-level work isn’t editing; it’s proofreading. Now, proofreading is important. It’s SUPER important. It’s how you polishContinue reading “Different Kinds of Editing; or, How Developmental Editing is like Raising a Toddler”
How the Soft-Hearted Writer Can Survive Rejection (and even thrive!)
You have to be tough to be a writer. It’s a well-known truth. From Stephen King’s On Writing to the Instagram and Twitter writing communities, we all know writing results in lots of rejection necessary critical feedback Both are impossible to avoid and, in the long run, make you a better writer, so you needContinue reading “How the Soft-Hearted Writer Can Survive Rejection (and even thrive!)”
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