I'm
a lifelong learner--there's always so much new stuff to practice and
absorb about making great books. I take different online classes for
accountability and to keep up with new writing ideas.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Friday, August 19, 2016
Tips for Surviving a Manuscript Read-Through (The Essential Last Step before You Send Out Your Book)
Most of my students and coaching clients know about the
read-through. It's a full-manuscript read that you do at several stages
in the book journey: after your draft is complete and before you
revise, and before submitting your manuscript to an editor or agent.
Friday, August 12, 2016
Using Pause Breaks to Strengthen the Pacing of Your Story
Right
now, I'm working with a writer who is studying pacing: specifically,
how to pace her chapters. She tends to deliver too much--too many
images, too many ideas, too much happening--all at once. It feels like
a freight train coming at the reader.
So we're studying the writerly device of pause breaks.
So we're studying the writerly device of pause breaks.
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