by Susanne | Nov 17, 2017 | Editing, Publishing business, Writing craft, Writing life
I’ll be brief. Here are some really good tips about writing a novel, from a whole bunch of industry experts. Take a look!
by Susanne | Nov 10, 2017 | Editing, Writing craft, Writing life
Yes, I have done (and am doing) NaNoWriMo. So are many of my serious, well-published author friends. Why? Isn’t NaNoWriMo just a gimmick to make everyone believe they can write a novel (and there’s nothing bad about that, IMO)? That depends. On why...
by Susanne | Oct 15, 2017 | Editing, Publishing business, Writing craft, Writing life
That was a phrase from Jamie Ford’s advice to writers, which I linked to in an earlier post. The metaphor—meaning going back to something you wrote long ago and revising it and shining it up thinking even though it didn’t sell then, it might sell now—I...
by Susanne | Oct 11, 2017 | Editing, Soul searching, Writing craft, Writing life
I thought about just leaving it at that. You all know exactly what I’m talking about, don’t you? It goes hand-in-hand with wanting validation, feeling unappreciated, and that pesky cousin: imposter syndrome. It’s especially powerful for me when I...
by Susanne | Oct 6, 2017 | Editing, word use, Writing craft
I try to be tolerant and not too pedantic when it comes to the way people use the English language. Colloquialisms are totally fine, weird punctuation, etc.—especially in quickly dashed off social media posts. But when I see something repeated misused in mainstream...
by Susanne | Sep 15, 2017 | Editing, Writing craft, Writing life
If you’re an aspiring writer and you’ve explored options for working with a developmental editor, or a story coach, or any of the other titles people give someone who is going to help you scrub and polish and tweak and twist your story into decent shape,...
