Filler, filter, and crutch words like adverbs weaken your writing with vague ideas. They are the difference between building an exciting world that holds a reader's attention or leaving a vague and passive impression.
editing
"But how long is that?"
I have to explain my answer. I even have to explain this to my husband over and over. Readers measure books in pages.
Word Count Woes
I found the #plotofgold challenge on Pinterest. I read about it, I instantly said: "nope too hard". it was exactly what I needed.
#plotofgold Challenge
Do you think about your story all the time? Even when you are doing the mundane tasks of caring for your family? Washing dishes, doing laundry? I think about mine all the time. Over a long 5 day weekend filled with a cranky sick family I daydreamed of what my main […]
Inspiration: Polyvore
As you may have noticed I have been pretty quiet. We are still alive! I have just been preoccupied since April. I wrote a book. When I finished, I wrote a second book. Right now I am going through the revision process. It is brutal. I changed two […]
