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Tag: editing

The dreaded ‘lay’ vs ‘lie’

January 13, 2023 cheryl

I use a piece of software to produce images for this site, social media, my newsletter and other things. I…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: editing, lay vs lie, writing, writingtips

Multiple POVs – good idea or not?

November 9, 2022 cheryl 2 Comments

What are POVs? Point of view (POV) characters are those through whose eyes the story of our novel is told.…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: characters, editing, multiple POVs, novel draft, points of view

Is your novel too short?

June 6, 2022 cheryl
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I asked some members of the #writingcommunity what they’d like me to research for this month’s Writer’s Corner, and this…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: backstory, characters, conflict in novels, dialogue, editing, novel beginnings, novel draft, novel endings, plot structure, secondary characters

Resist the urge to explain: four ‘explanations’

May 4, 2022 cheryl

‘Resist the urge to explain’ is a mantra drummed into us writers. Okay, another rule – but what does it…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: backstory, character emotions, characterisation in novels, editing, imformation dumps in writing, show not tell, story endings

Characters readers love to spend time with

April 2, 2022 cheryl
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This post first appeared in April 2022 newsletter writer’s corner and updated September 22. For ongoing writing tips, sign up…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: authors, character depth, character emotions, editing, writing characters

Character backstory – the what, when and how

December 8, 2021 cheryl

Character backstory is critical to a reader’s understanding of our characters. But there are ways to do it without bogging…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: character backstory, characters, editing, writing characters

Six scene essentials

November 10, 2021 cheryl
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The WHY, WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT and HOW of scenes In editing my current WIP, I found I had snippets…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: change in scenes, character change, editing, Keepers, newsletter, point of view, scene beginnings, scene endings, scenes

Four stages of novel editing to make your book shine

September 10, 2021 cheryl 2 Comments
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The draft is done. Yay! Now it’s time for editing. When I read that someone’s manuscript is with their editor,…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: copy editing, developmental editing, editing, line editing, proofreading, structural editing

Beta readers – what are they and why do you need them?

September 3, 2021 cheryl
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Updated October 2022 I’d never heard of beta readers when I (poorly) published my first books, a fantasy trilogy. If…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: beta readers, editing, novel draft

Using Deep Point of View to immerse your reader

August 13, 2021 cheryl 4 Comments

This post appeared in my August 2021 newsletter’s writers’ corner. For regular tips, and much much more, take a risk…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: author intervention, character voice, editing, immersive reader experience, voice

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