Sage Ramblings
Editing a first draft into something polished and publishable is the real work of writing, and often what separates career authors from hobbyists.
Tiffany Yates Martin
Your job as a fiction writer is to focus attention not on the words, which are inert, nor on the thoughts these words produce, but through these to felt experience, where the vitality of understanding lies.
Janet Burroway
I’m not sure which is tougher: being an editor who knows good writing or being a writer who knows good editing. My blog is a way of attempting to maintain balance in the creative landscape. After all, they are two sides of the same coin. Of course, you can subscribe to my monthly newsletter The Editor–Author Perspective below for free tips in your inbox every first Tuesday.
Emotional Pain, or The Necessity of Rock Bottom
Weave the Romance: How I Avoid the Sagging Middle
Transition Scenes: How to Connect the Dots
Story Beats in Your Queer Romance
Story Beats in Your Queer Romance: When “Romancing the Beat” Isn’t Enough Despite being the top-selling genre, romance novels continue to catch a bad name. The word “formulaic” is bandied about as though every story ever written doesn’t follow a formula of one kind or another. Within romance, categories abound,…
Decision Points: Plantsing My Way Through My Story
Plot Points and Turning Points: Doorways to the Unknown
Ignoring Structure: When to Toss the Blueprint
Fichtean Curve: Why It’s My Preferred Structural Framework
Reflecting On Your Story One Word At A Time!