Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Sensitivity readers have been on our radar for the last few years, and in some circles they’ve even become controversial. Here’s a brief overview of what sensitivity readers do so that you can decide whether to consider …
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How is Writing Like Painting?
blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
How IS writing like painting?
Not this kind: 
Although, yes, writing at its best is art.
For today’s blog post’s purpose, let’s think about this kind of painting and its correlation to …
Seven Deadly Sins and the Writer
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy Lawton, whom I hope is no longer waiting for a plane in Duluth . . .
What are the seven deadly sins for a writer?
The usual ones:
- Lust
- Gluttony
- Greed
- Sloth
- Wrath
The Joys and Pains of Editing
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Many of you are working on your first contracted book. (Yeah!) Prior to your publishing deal, you may have been through countless edits and revisions. But you’ve never had to do it under deadline, and you’ve never …
How Much Should Agents Edit?
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Before I became an agent, I’d been editing and writing books for years, so I naturally approached agenting from an editorial perspective. I look for excellence in the craft of writing, and I also use my editorial …
5 Things to Do Before Hiring a Freelance Editor
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
More writers are hiring editors these days, whether they’re going indie or just making sure the manuscript is polished before submitting to agents and publishers. If you’re a newer writer, unpublished, here are some things I think …
The End or the Beginning?
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy who is having technical difficulties.
As I type the glorious words “the end” at the bottom of the page, I know it’s actually just the beginning.
Here are the steps I take when …
Pruning Words & Other Tasks
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy today.
Do you have trouble pruning words from your manuscript?
Since childhood, I’ve cherished the scene in Frances Hodgson’s The Secret Garden, where the three children stand outside the door in the …
Was Your Manuscript Over-Edited?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Author Dies While Reading Edited Manuscript
Such a headline might well echo the feelings an author experiences when, much to his horror, he discovers his editor has–ahem–done some pretty creative work on the manuscript sent into …
Handling Writing Distractions: 6 Tips
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Janet Grant who is attending the International Christian Retail Show this week.
In the course of a professional writing life you have to write despite distractions.
I experienced that situation recently myself. A series …