

Decisions, Decisions: Choosing what type of edit you should get
It’s been a while since I’ve sent out a blog post, so thanks for giving it a look! Let’s talk about choosing which level of editing you...
Apr 103 min read


Write On: How to Keep the Words and Ideas Flowing
For writers, the creativity cycle is a real thing. Some days the words pour out of us and other days we have to fight for every one....
Jun 26, 20244 min read


Seeing the Forest for the Trees: How to Approach an Editorial Letter
You’ve sent your manuscript to an editor for a developmental review and have just received your editorial letter back. You’re staring at...
Apr 27, 20234 min read


Back to the ... Present: The potential pitfalls of using flashbacks
There you are, reading along in a novel about thirty-five-year-old Amanda, when all of a sudden the author sends you back in time to a...
Jun 1, 20224 min read


It's Not (Only) about You: Writing a memoir that unites the universal and the particular
I love memoirs. I love reading them, and I also love editing them. There is something about helping authors to tell their own stories in...
Feb 15, 20224 min read


Inside Out: Using internal and external conflict to create a compelling story
As writers, we often hear that conflict is what makes a story. A character wants something and they face obstacles to getting it, which...
Jul 22, 20214 min read


Write What You Know: You Don't Need to Be An Alien to Write Science Fiction
Writers are often given the advice to write what they know. But have you ever really thought about what this means? Clearly, we can’t...
Feb 15, 20214 min read


A Hot Mess: Why you shouldn’t expect your first draft to be a work of art
I am currently writing the first draft of my latest story. I call it a story and not a novel or a short story because, to be honest, I...
Dec 3, 20204 min read


Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da: Writing Lessons from Songwriting
I love to write in a variety of formats, but one of my favorites is songwriting. I love the process, and I get really excited about the...
Feb 25, 20205 min read


Perfection versus Excellence: Why there might still be errors in your book after an edit
You’ve written a book and can’t wait to share it with readers. But you realize the importance of having another set of eyes on it, so you...
Jan 22, 20203 min read