Criticism vs. “Counter-Criticism”: How a Good Editor Gives Feedback
April 6, 2023
When a good editor gives feedback on your developing work, it is motivating, inspiring, and helps your manuscript move to the next level.
When a good editor gives feedback on your developing work, it is motivating, inspiring, and helps your manuscript move to the next level.
Some writers love the bells and whistles of online writing apps, but many find staying simple is best. There’s much to praise about writing on index cards for organizing your ideas, mapping out a project, and feeling connected to the process..
Which point of view you choose in your fiction writing is an instinctive decision, but how you manipulate it changes the whole story! Learn how to use point of view in fiction writing and how you can use it to best effect.
What you name your characters leaves a lasting impression on the story— and on your reader. These 8 great ways to find the perfect name for your characters will help you put your writing on the map.
The long tradition of women gathering to discuss books — as writers and readers— has saved the novel, making it one of our top art forms, for which the women of the hundreds of thousands of book clubs worldwide are very grateful.
When you’re working in fiction and memoir, before you start writing, there are 3 questions you need to ask your characters. The answers will help you develop them with empathy, so they can take off into interesting directions.
How COVID-19 spawned “The Boys Club”: an innovative, raw, and exciting web series about women in Toronto.
Some would argue that only masochists write horror, but in fact, it’s healthy, even a delight, to embrace writing in the horror genre.
In this review of writing app Miro, see how this collaborative tool is excellent at providing you with a visual blueprint of your entire project.
For many writers, the bridge from a first draft to rewriting a short story or novel is long, shaky, and leads to an uncertain destination. Rather than despair, use these 3 techniques (and watch the video below!) to rewrite your first draft, and you will be able to successfully prepare it for publication!
