~ By Melina Kantor We hear it all the time. BICHOK. Want to be a writer? Write. Writers write every day. And of course, all of that is true. But I’ve got to confess something. I just finished a first draft of a story. I sat my butt down and put my hands on the keyboard …
~ By Liz Dempsey Well done to everyone who participated in NaNoWriMo, no matter how far into the process you made it. If you managed to get a whole book drafted, then you’re now at the stage of revising your work—either for a second draft, or in order to send it to your editor. Here …
The Confusing World of Editing and Proofreading ~ By Liz Dempsey For the new writer, understanding the function of the professionals involved in the process of readying your book for market, and the terminology used by the editing and proofreading world, can be daunting. It doesn’t help that often the same job comes with several …
