The thing that held me back in my writing kids’ books turned out to be all of the rules.
The only rule I could go all in with was that if you word could not be found in a middle grade dictionary it should not be used in a story, book or article.
When Do You Stop Editing?
When do you quit? When is it time to put your manuscript into your submission packet and begin sending it out and about? We are going to refer to this article to help us decide when enough is enough. How to Know When to Stop Editing Your Novel Here is one, “The…… Continue reading When Do You Stop Editing?
Self-Editing is Always a Good Thing
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Self-Editing
The great thing about the time we live in is the availability of not just books on editing but word processing applications with multiple levels of edit-checks built right in.
When a Character doesn’t add Character
After reading the uncut version of The Stand, well, ‘the kid’ added a creep factor and I never really bonded with him. In my readerly opinion, ‘the kid’ should have been cut from the first round.