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Tag Archives: editing
Striking the Balance – Editing as Art rather than Science
Here’s a general update before I get on to my latest revelation about editing: Some writers I know like to focus on one project at a time, but I find it beneficial to have a few irons in the fire. … Continue reading
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Here We Go Again – Novel Drafting and a new #FlashForFriday
Last year I was presented with an opportunity (that I really hope I can give more details on soon): about half way through June I was asked if I could get a novel drafted by October. Knowing I’d be daft … Continue reading
Chalk and Cheese (otherwise known as Writing and Editing)
If you haven’t read yesterday’s post (which includes a shiny new piece of flash fiction, should you wish for something to distract yourself this Saturday night) you will not know that at around 5:00pm yesterday I found my fingers stilling … Continue reading
Editing techniques to make your prose sing
Originally posted on onewildword:
Having been a poet for 30+ years, I know the importance of each word. Every single word needs to be polished and perfect—perfect for our intended meaning, the emotions we want to evoke and the music…
Posted in Musings on Writing, Re-Blogs
Tagged creative writing, editing, editing prose, editing writing, novel, novel writing, prose, writing, writing tips
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Writing Night
Now that have Zero out of my system (for now) it’s back to my main project, The Road Elsewhere. I was pleased and somewhat proud of myself that I not only managed to come up with an idea for another … Continue reading
There’s Hope for Us All
Every writer, newbie or veteran, I suspect is sometimes plagued by doubt and has days where they find it hard to maintain faith in their abilites. I suspect on one level it is probably better than believing you have nothing left to … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, drafting, editing, experience, fantasy writing, Million Words, novel writing, progress, style, voice, word count, writing
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Some Great Advice for New Writers
If you’re a new writer just starting out like me, I would seriously check out Brian Rush’s blog for tips. It outlines ways to avoid the common pitfalls of indie and newbie writers, some of which I hadn’t even realised I … Continue reading
