In my last post, I shared how I make lists in preparation for editing. Now I’ll share my process of editing a manuscript. I think most of this process would apply whether or not you’re an author publisher like me. The number of editing rounds may vary with each book, but this is my general… Continue reading The Many Ways I Edit My Manuscripts, part 2
Category: Feedback
Skype with me at your risk!
Okay, so I asked James Garcia, Jr., a nice guy and accomplished writer, to read and give me feedback on one of my projects. Jimmy, as he'll ask you to call him, is an extrovert. I am not. Though I would have been satisfied with an email exchange, he wanted to discuss his feedback in… Continue reading Skype with me at your risk!
Mélange à trois … encore!
Good things come in threes, right? Well, today I'm sharing three little good things in this short post because I've started about five other posts since I published the last one and abandoned them all for one reason or another. By the way, if you misread the title* of this post you're going to be… Continue reading Mélange à trois … encore!
It’s a good thing I don’t write thrillers!
Recently, a lovely writer friend, acting as my omega reader, suggested I increase the tension in the last third of my next book, An Illusion of Trust. That could only make it a better book, right? She even explained further what she meant by that. Okay, I thought, no problem. Yeah, right. Now I have… Continue reading It’s a good thing I don’t write thrillers!
A letter from my Muse
Listen up, Linda! I’ve taken all I can take these last three weeks. Your emotional roller coaster is making me sick. Chill the heck out. You’re a writer. Writers write. And writers, if they’re smart, let trusted writers read their work and give them feedback. And if those writers are any help at all, they give you… Continue reading A letter from my Muse
Linda Cassidy Lewis 