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Blogs for Writers
Last week I published my last YOUR Novel post and promised you a list of blogs that will help you sell and market your novel. You’ll find lots of great information about finding an agent, writing queries, book proposals and getting your new “baby” out there in the world in the following blogs. (Next week –…
40. The Last Roundup
YOUR Novel! After all these weeks and months and maybe years of writing, it’s done. Except… For one last rewrite. Really? Yep. Here we go. 1. Print a hard copy of your manuscript. You will catch errors on a hard copy that you miss when you’re reading YOUR Novel on a computer screen. 2. Find…
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39. Sound Check
It’s very tempting to send YOUR Novel out into the world without a last rewrite for word use and phrasing, but please, after all your hard work, don’t succumb to the temptation to let that baby face the query gauntlet without a “sound check.” I recommend that you read this redux out loud. You will…
38. Research redux
As you edit YOUR Novel, you may want to schedule a rewrite with your research in mind. This is pretty much a given for authors of historicals or techno-thrillers. Not so much for those who write contemporary fiction. An intensive research rewrite was always a part of my “redux” for my Alaska novels, but a few…
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37. Lazy
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get lazy. That’s not always bad. We all need a lazy day (night or evening) to regenerate after hectic times. But when it comes to novels, nothing pops a reader out of YOUR Novel more quickly than a few pages of lazy prose. Ninety-nine percent of the time,…
Books | Writing | YOUR Novel
36. Plot Redux
YOUR Novel! My dad has always been one of my alpha readers. He’s a speed reader. For him it’s all about story. My third draft is all about plot, and as I rewrite, I try to see what I’ve written “through my dad’s eyes.” On this rewrite, I read quickly and try to catch where my plot falls…
35. Voice Redux
YOUR Novel! In my last post on YOUR Novel, I explained I had to take a break due to extreme parent care needs. My family is getting things more under control, and I’ve found time to write these posts. Thank you for your patience! When family situations arise, the Lord always reminds me that although my writing…
34. Life Happens
I was having a great, motivated, write-every-day week. My husband was away on a fishing trip, and I had six hours of daylight between care-giving times for my dad-in-law. I was really going to speed into my second draft! But sometimes life happens. My dad wound up in the hospital and my mother has dementia. Suddenly…
Vacation!
This will be my last Wednesday post until September. Summers are so very busy for us, not because we are on vacation but because people on vacation come to stay with us. It’s a great time and we have a lot of fun, but my computer time gets very limited. I’ll still be posting on…
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