Advice on Advice: Don't Take Advice
I don’t want writers getting discouraged because they are overwhelmed by all the advice and trying to implement ALL of it in hopes of creati
The Three Types of Editing
Final thought Jerry Springer style: Proofreading is the absolute last thing you do. Because, you know, you’re reading the proof.
My Mind Is Bursting At The Seams. Save Me!
It's been two months since I posted part one and I feel like a failure every time I think about the fact that I haven't finished it
Video: Villains Should Be Teddy Bears With Knives As Hearts
Hey, what can I put a lot of work into that no one's interested in or asked for? *light bulb* I KNOW!
The 10 Beta Readers You'll Meet In Hell
You’ll go through hell and back and get burned in the process to find that magical team of people who will read your book for free and tell
How Not To Ruin Your Writing: Showing Sight
One of the easiest ways to go about elaborating sight is to eliminate words related to vision (look, saw, gazed, peek, etc). It also helps t
The Writer's Arsenal
You’ve been down the youtube rabbit hole. It started off simple enough; “How to tie a cravat” tutorial….then before you know it, it’s ten ho
Essential Acronyms for Writers
You've got too much going on in your brain that you can't be wasting precious milliseconds typing superfluous letters. I’ve compiled
When Bad Editors Strike
There are 174 changes and I disagree with every single one of them. I'm not saying this doesn't need to be edited but it needs to be
Handbook for Mortals: Can This Awful Book be Made Good?
Maybe all could have been forgiven if the book itself was good. However, we've been fermenting in a stew of schadenfreude at the awfulne