“How do I edit my novel?” I see this question popping up a lot on writer forums. It especially comes up with winners of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and people who have completed their first rough draft. I think there are tons of resources out there about how to write a novel, but there’s less advice about editing. This
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Note: Some people spell “copy editing” and “copy editor” as two words, which is more correct, and some people make them one word, which some dictionaries say is acceptable. I’ve used both spellings in this post so that people searching for information can find it. In writing forums, I’ve seen many writers who intend to self-publish ask questions like: What does a copyeditor do? What is
Most romances are written in third person, alternating between the point of view of one person who falls in love and the other person who falls in love. (I’ve never read polyamorous romance and I imagine you usually get three or more points of view in those, although I can’t say for sure.) Mind you, flipping back and forth between
I’ve written a little before about Tarot cards because I’m really drawn to their symbolism. I’m not the only one — their divinatory meanings and timeless archetypes have long been a source of inspiration for writers, artists, and other creative minds. Some people feel that Tarot cards are evil, a sin, or bad luck when used to predict the future. But
Recently I did a list of writing prompts to help writers embarrass their characters in their fiction. People seemed to like it a lot, so I thought I’d do a similar one to annoy (or even seriously anger) your characters! Most of these are more along the lines of pet peeves, and some could be used for the sake of humor,
This is a post about star Symbolism and meaning, for tattoos, art, poems, or whatever you like! I’ve done a lot of research on star symbolism because of my writing. In my paranormal romance trilogy that begins with The Phoenix Codex, the members of the secret society have star tattoos. It’s actually a 12-pointed star in a double circle.
Hi, friends! Here’s a post about how to “show, don’t tell” in writing, and in romance novels or other fiction that contains romance in particular. In my book Master Lists for Writers , I have a list of 50 ways to show attraction between characters, but this goes into a few in more detail. I didn’t post last week because