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Justine: Second-Half Shipwreck
The first half of my book was a train wreck. It took me quite awhile to get it in decent working order, but I can say that for the most part, aside from some much-needed editing, it’s pretty good. Not...
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Nancy: The End Is Near…Or Maybe Not
It’s Monday and my brain hurts. Some of you might have the same malady today. Those of you who’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo 2015 are staring down the finish line, some from up close and others...
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Elizabeth: Back to Basics – First Draft, Now What?
At some point, if you are serious about writing and persistent, you will finish the first draft of a story. It may have plot holes you could drive a truck through, or be littered with notes like...
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Kay: A Novelist’s Job
A novelist’s work can be very frustrating. I’m an editor by trade, and recently a small publishing company hired me to do what we’d call in the business “a development edit” of a paranormal romance....
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Elizabeth: Self-Publishing 101 – Author Interview
We’ve been talking about self-publishing for the past several Wednesdays. Today, we’re going to take a break from the nuts & bolts of the process and talk with someone who has some actual...
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Kay: Finishing the Book
In this year of My Big Slump, I’ve been thinking that for the last several months, when writing could have helped me, I didn’t write very much. And what I did write, I didn’t much like. Usually I find...
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Nancy: Back to Basics: Conflict Lock, With Extras
Sometimes basic is best. Getting back to basics. Basic black. Basic humanity. And so it is with writing. Every now and then, often in one of the revision stages of a story, it’s time to get back to the...
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Kay: Quiz for Y’all: Must I Show the Wedding?
Dear readers, I need your help again. I have finished book three of my interminable trilogy about Phoebe and her steadfast beau. Brimming with triumph, I showed the final two chapters to my critique...
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Nancy: Is That a Book on Your Wall?
There comes a time in every story’s life when, in order to grow up into a book, it will undergo revisions. And just as my writing process has evolved over the years and tends to require variations...
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Jilly: Too Many Dogs
Do your favorite authors have signature metaphors? Do you? I’ve just finished working through my developmental edit on The Seeds of Power (yay!). Among many other smart observations and suggestions...
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