Clarity
-
“The story in this book is fantastic!” Rowlf exploded. “I can’t put it down.” “Oh really?” Cyndy interrogated. “I found it annoying to read because of all of the oddball speaker attributions.” “That’s because you have no vision,” Rowlf interjected. “This writer is being experimental.” I’m proofediting a book right now for a publisher that
-
In 2011, Peter Leavell was one of five finalists for the Christian Writers Guild’s Operation First Novel contest with his manuscript, Songs of Captivity. Over the next nine months or so, as I watched him navigate the waters of publication (his novel won the contest and was renamed Gideon’s Call by Worthy Publishing), Peter has
-
Recently, I attended the American Christian Fiction Writers annual conference in Dallas TX. I always come away from these gatherings with renewed creativity and an appreciation for just how tough this business is. But I also come away with a glow. If you’ve been to a writer’s conference, you probably understand. If not, and if
-
While I’m watching mental fireworks (no real ones, too much fire risk), enjoy this post from the past. I think the advice is still good. Earlier, we looked at ways to be more clear in your writing by eliminating redundancies and overwriting, and choosing simple words when appropriate. Now, let’s look at how the right
-
In these posts, with the author’s permission, we look at their work pre-editing and post-editing—and at what I did to improve the piece. This week we get a first glimpse at Jim Hamlett’s follow up to his novel, Moe. Moe was a finalist in the 2011 Operation First Novel contest, which is run by the
-
In these posts, with the author’s permission, we look at their work pre-editing and post-editing—and at what I did to improve the piece. This week’s In The Edit is a little different. For one thing, Terrie Todd submitted a piece I hadn’t seen before. Exciting! Previous posts in this series (Ane Mulligan, Larry Timm, Linda
-
Last Thursday, we began looking at ways to be more clear in your writing by eliminating redundancies and overwriting, and choosing simple words when appropriate. Today, let’s look at how the right word also helps your reader grasp your meaning. Alive or dead? Perfect words are the difference between writing that leaps off the page
-
If you’re writing an article for a magazine or a novel your end goal is to have what you wrote read and understood. Why is it, then, that when you have a friend or critique group member read a piece they sometimes don’t get it? Are they just thick? Could be you have an issue
Writing On The Fine Line 