by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com When I’m deep in a manuscript, every word feels precious. That closeness is what makes the writing possible in the first place, but it’s also what makes editing [...]
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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com Self-editing can’t replace professional editing, but it can make your manuscript stronger before it reaches your editor. Also, the less time your editor spends with your manuscript, the [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig First drafts are meant to be messy. It’s the time when we hammer out our story, taking it from a concept to something that, at least vaguely, resembles [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I work on story subplots two different ways. Sometimes I write them in as I go, including them in the text. Sometimes I write them out separately on [...]
by Leslie Budewitz, @LeslieBudewitz I take a methodical approach to revision. As I work on the draft, I start a list of “Revision Notes”—facts to check, inconsistencies to iron out, name changes to [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I received an email last week from a writer who is feeling a little overwhelmed by the revision process and asked if I’d written any posts that helped [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig In many ways, my children have been a blessing to me. There are all the big reasons they are…and a smaller one: they’re nothing at all like me. [...]
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