by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 13, 2015 | Writing
“The process of critiquing other writers’ work thoughtfully and intelligently will help you strengthen your own writing.” — Melissa DonovanCritiquing is valuable to success…unless you find yourself in the wrong critique group.Use the following...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 6, 2015 | Writing
“One of the standard Words of Advice that writers—new and old—get, is to avoid clichés. The advice itself is rather a cliché but, like all clichés, it is based on truth, and it would be wrong to reflexively ignore it.” — Madeleine RobbinsI like today’s...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 30, 2015 | Writing
“What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.” — Samuel JohnsonFirst, consider these two cautions in using the find and replace feature of your word processor for editing: Look at each occurrence from the search results to make sure...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 23, 2015 | Writing
“There’s never been a text written that didn’t need editing.” —David KudlerYou’ve finished your manuscript. Wonderful. It needs to be edited. Below are four kinds of edits and what each most commonly accomplishes.Ask prospective editors what they include in...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 16, 2015 | Writing
Please welcome my guest, Marion Ueckermann, experienced in the ins and outs of box sets and one of the authors in the successful book set, SPLASH!. Be sure to learn more about SPLASH! and Marion’s novella, Orphaned Hearts, at the end of her post.Box sets are a...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 2, 2015 | Writing
“For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of the battle. It has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty.” —John CheeverSometimes a strong noun or verb is insufficient to evoke much in our...
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