Every word in your manuscript should earn its place on the page. Janice Hardy shows us how to edit to make a good story great.

Every word in your manuscript should earn its place on the page. Janice Hardy shows us how to edit to make a good story great.
Trope trouble starts when "expected" slips into "predictable." Janice Hardy provides 5 solid solutions to liven up your tropes and keep your readers engaged.
We may think of fear as the monster under the bed, but fear can also be sneaky. Fear can protect, or ruin lives long before a villain gets the chance.
Some choices authors make may make reading your book too much of a chore for some readers. Learn 5 things that can make your novel "too much work" to read.
If things are always working out in your protagonist's favor, something is not right. Janice Hardy share several possible fixes for the lucky protagonist.
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