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Turning Your Manuscript into an Audiobook

Posted in Editing, Writing, tagged on April 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »

You’ve probably heard the advice, “Read your writing out loud.” And you probably know why it’s so important, but just in case you don’t—our eyes tend to gloss over mistakes. When you’re reading on paper or on the computer screen, your brain makes assumptions. We think about what should be there, not necessarily what is [...]

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The Second Draft, aka The Love-Hate Draft

Posted in Editing, Second Drafts (WERE), Writing, tagged , on January 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »

I know everyone writes and revises differently, so take this post with a grain of salt. It is only based on my own limited experience. For me, second drafts are the hardest and longest of all my drafts. Here’s the breakdown (not including time between drafts) for my first novel, written in 2007-08: First draft: [...]

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WERE 4: Revising the Joy

Posted in Editing, Second Drafts (WERE), tagged , , on December 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Hope everyone had a very, Merry Christmas! I can’t believe this is the last Saturday of 2009. Next week if I have time, I’ll blog about my favorite books of ’09 and my New Year’s resolutions. One of my resolutions is to finish my novel, which means I need to wrap up these preparations for [...]

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Last Attempt at Links

Posted in Editing, Marketing, Querying, tagged on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Trying to empty my inbox before I move. Pick and choose what works for you … The big news last week was “Should you consider self-publishing?” Christian publishing house Thomas Nelson opened a self-publishing imprint called Westbow Press. Is this the future of publishing? If so, writers will have to put up a lot of [...]

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Critique #4

Posted in Editing, tagged , , on October 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I had half-planned to take a break from critiques, but then Tristan emailed me with a critique request. I couldn’t say no! Tristan is thirteen years old, and she wants to be a YA fantasy/fiction writer. This is the opening scene of the novel she’s currently working on: _________________________________________ I  look down where my feet are [...]

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Critique #3

Posted in Editing, tagged , , on September 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »

If you’re new to this critiquing business, check out Critiques #1 and #2. If you’re not new, perhaps you’re wondering why I keep posting critiques. Several reasons why: 1) Generous people keep offering me excerpts—thank you!  2) I haven’t received any questions to blog about, so I’m working with what I do have—critiques!  3) critiquing [...]

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Lots of Late Links

Posted in Editing, Marketing, Writing, tagged on September 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I haven’t shared links in so long, and my crowded inbox is driving me crazy. I hope at least one of these links proves useful to you … Nathan Bransford’s “Will Authors of the Future Need Publishers?” The possible future of newspapers and magazines. The nuts and bolts of how a book gets published. Rachelle [...]

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Critique #2

Posted in Editing, tagged , , , on September 9, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I’m very sorry about another delay in posting. Between family, traveling, and house-shopping, it’s all I can do to check my email (and that doesn’t include replying to emails). I promise, one of these days I will catch up and return to a schedule. I just don’t know if that day will come anytime soon. [...]

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Why You Need a Critique Partner

Posted in Editing, tagged on June 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I’ve been blessed with three wonderful critique partners:  Syd, Ellie, and Pat. I’ve been blessed with several fantastic test-readers:  Jenny, Steph, Marcy, Vannah, Vicki, Elyssa, Jill, Kim, and Eric. I also have many friends and family who generously agreed to read my first novel. In my opinion, the difference between a TR and a CP is [...]

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Milestones

Posted in Editing, tagged , , on June 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This happens to be my 100th post on this website! *throws confetti* Also this week, the site reached 3000 hits! I know that’s peanuts compared to some websites, but I’m thrilled all the same. Thank you so much to my readers, especially you faithful ones who come back every week. Wouldn’t do it without you [...]

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