Does Your Written Gem Need An Editor? How about Two? #WDWS #editors


Does Your Written Gem Need An Editor? How about Two? #WDWS You've finally typed the two most important words: "THE END", but your precious treasure of words needs one final polish before you usher it out on to the cruel world. Welcome to Wicked Dragon Writer Solutions, where you can get two editing beasts …

WRITING TIPS AND TRICKS-Dialogue Etiquette


While working on my revisions this week it came to my attention dialogue which runs several paragraphs long have a set of rules to follow.This came as a surprise to me. I'd always thought, mistakenly it seems, that as long as it was one person doing the talking, quotations occur at the start, and at …

FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS


This week I thought I'd talk about pets. We own a cat, a calico named Harley, and a German Shepherd named Annie. If any of you have ever owned a Shepherd you'll know they are fiercely loyal, loving, and mild tempered animals. They also SHED. I'm talking, we could make a quilt, kind of shedding. …

ONE LINE FRIDAY


Is it Friday already? Do you find the days rushing past and unless something happens to actually make you look at the calendar, it's a case of "NO WAY!" I've joined a new critique group and they've been keeping me on my toes with the revision process. It's surprising how much I thought I knew, …

Weak Words


I'm taking a few different on-line courses on editing your manuscript to make it the best it can be. One thing each of the classes all agree on is the necessity of removing weak words from your baby. I thought okay, no biggie, I have a fairly good vocabulary. This should be easy, I thought. …

Jennifer Crusie’s Blog: Argh Ink | Questionable: Back Story and Flashback


Jennifer Crusie's Blog: Argh Ink | Questionable: Back Story and Flashback. Can't get any clearer than this, 🙂 Back to ripping my heart out now, sigh