No matter how many days or months or years it took you to get to the current draft of your story, revision is almost always in the cards. No matter how much some authors insist they never revise, my guess is that they do.… Read the post
Before you can improve your writing, you have to know where your story is strong and where you can strengthen it. That means understanding story structure and taking your book apart bit by bit, examining it, strengthening it, and reassembling it.… Read the post
So you’ve written a first (or 100th) draft of your novel. Your emotions range from “Look how good I write” to “It’s rough, but I can fix it,” to “It’s broken beyond repair.” Maybe you’ve done this revision thing dozens of times before, but this novel is turning into a nightmare.… Read the post
How to Dig Deeper for the Buried Treasure in Your Story
There is a scene in the movie Crazy, Stupid, Love that wrings my heart out every time I see it. Childhood sweethearts and longtime spouses, played by Steve Carrell and Julianne Moore, are separated after the wife’s infidelity.… Read the post
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