I think for new writers, especially those that have just completed their first book, one of the most daunting challenges facing them can be the revision process. I remember after I completed my first novel I had two very distinct emotions. Tremendous joy, “I completed my first book!” And utter dread, “How on earth am…
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Having. Written. Writing is work.
Writing is work, and usually demands a good amount of self-discipline just to get your butt in the chair and put down words whether you feel like it or not. Yes, I go through funks. One of the reasons I give seminars on how to get through my panic and work through funks is because…
But What About Editing?
Pros and Cons of Automated Editing—a Discussion of AutoCrit In the continuing saga of preparing a book for Kindle Scout, let’s talk about editing for self-publishing. This could also apply to editing for submissions, since you need to have your book in squeaky-clean shape before you start submitting to publishers (I know a good number…
Getting to Know You: The RMFW Member Q&A Project #2
The Getting to Know You Project is intended to introduce RMFW members with short responses to three questions, a photo, and a few social media links if available. If you would like to participate in the project for future months, please email Pat Stoltey at blog@rmfw.org Terri Benson Website: http://www.terribensonwriter.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terri.benson.104?fref=ts 1. We know…
Even a Monkey Can Write a Bestseller: An Easy Formula
Did that headline get your attention? Did you instant click in to read the rest of the post? Or did you scoff, throwing your hands in the air, saying “there is no formula to a bestseller.” When I read the PW Weekly article, What Makes a Bestseller? Two SMP Authors Say They Know the Formula….