Beyond the First Draft
Help for writers ready to honor their creative writing dreams and grow in the craft with a heavy focus on revision. Often will share pep talks I need to tell myself because I imagine someone else may need to hear them, too.
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Getting out of my own way to find freedom in my writing again
I have been struggling with my own writing for a while now.
I thought it was a butt in chair problem, so I joined a new writing group and plowed on.
I showed up. I kept writing forward.
Then I wrote myself into a hole.
A hole I didn’t k...
What my Father Taught me About Trusting my Gut
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When I was a freshman in high school, a boy asked me out on a date for lunch after exam period at the end of the school year.
Because I couldn’t drive and my dad would have been the one to pick me up after...
3 Quick Tips for Cleaning Your Manuscript’s Messy Middle
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I love a good before and after.
Before and after a remodel.
Before and after a weedy lawn mow.
Before and after a power wash.
Before and after a pool cleaning.
And my algorithm rewards me with more a...
Is One Revision Pass Enough to Perfect my Manuscript?
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“I wrote a manuscript and did a read through and revision pass. Can you read it and tell me if it’s ready to pitch?”
Here’s the thing.
I don’t even need to read it to say “NO!”
And not because...
Frustrated with Your Revision? Breakthrough with the Right Tool
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When I was in college, I decided to take astronomy as my science requirement.
I didn’t particularly excel in physics in high school, but my teacher, Mr. Oakley, had made it fun and spent extra time with...
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Writer and certified book coach. I guide writers through the thorny process of revision to find the rose of their story. Subscribe and as a thank you I'll send you my Revision Bingo Card and Guide to make your next revision pass a lot more fun!
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