Club Ed for Writers
Telling good stories doesn't have to be so hard.
Category: general advice
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Where to find writing (and publishing) advice
One of the challenges in taking writing and publishing advice from other authors is that they usually know only what works/worked for them. An author who has only been publishing for a little while has a very limited experience to draw from. I understand why published authors want to give advice despite not having expertise—there’s significant […]
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Respecting the process
The creative process is not timely and linear, which is why as an editor I don’t book edits before an author’s manuscript is finished, though I will book coaching when an author is stalled and needs to do some brainstorming and problem-solving. I implemented this policy after the tenth or twelfth writer who had booked […]
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Writers’ Workshop – Starting January 9, 2023!
Register here. In each session of the Club Ed for Writers Writers’ Workshop, we’ll discuss storytelling techniques and how to identify common problems in your own story. In the first session, January 9 – February 28, 2023, the storytelling technique we’ll be focusing on is character (as in character development, character arc, character goals and […]
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Moving from nonfiction to fiction
As a story development editor, I have had a number of coaching clients over the years and almost all of them have been established nonfiction writers who are honing their fiction-writing skills. So you can imagine their most common questions have to do with making this leap. Fiction and nonfiction writing have a lot of […]
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When shortcuts are short circuits
In my many years as a book author, agent, and editor, I’ve met thousands of writers, professional and aspiring, and it has struck me that we tend to do one of these two things, neither of which is in our best interest: We don’t put our work out into the world. We’re waiting for some […]
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New! Classes for Writers
If you’re a writer (or know a writer), you might find these new classes helpful: Writing Romance Writing Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy Each class ($79) covers the basics of writing in the genre, including how to avoid common problems, keys to character development, and more If you’re doing NaNoWriMo (or […]
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Moving on to your next book
A long time ago I wrote a novel I loved. Loved. It was a flawed novel, as many beginning efforts are, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t love it. I still love that novel, even though I’m perfectly well aware of its imperfections. I may in fact love it because of its imperfections. It is […]
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