by Elizabeth S. Craig I was speaking at a writers’ guild meeting in May when a question from the audience stuck with me. A woman shared that she’d completed a mystery novel two [...]
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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com It’s so easy to get stuck in revision limbo, convincing yourself the manuscript needs just one more pass. But sometimes all that extra polishing actually makes things worse [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com When you’re deep in a manuscript, every word feels precious and every plot decision seems brilliant. This closeness to your work makes writing possible, but it also makes [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com It’s a scenario every writer dreads: you’ve sent your manuscript to several beta readers, and their feedback arrives with contradictions that leave you more confused than before. One [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Feedback can be an important component of the writing process. Sometimes writers can get so wrapped-up in their stories that they can lose focus on the big picture. [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig The pre-publication process can have a lot going on. For me, it often seems like a whirlwind of edits, pre-orders, and newsletters. Part of that process is getting [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 The best way to improve your manuscript is to show it to other writers. This article discusses the role of beta readers and it ends with a list of questions [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Self-published writers frequently hear that they need to pass their books by beta readers or critique groups first before sending the stories on to freelance editors (fewer corrections [...]
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