Sometimes the only thing that helps stuck projects
Sometimes the only thing that helps stuck projects . . .is walking around it. Am I the only one who has to move to get my brain to work? I’m getting the big creative “guns” out today: Scissors, tape, markers in all colors. What do you all do when a project Just. Won’t. Budge?
Tame Your Revision Step-By-Step: 4 Cycle Engine for Your Story
TAME YOUR REVISION with this series that started over at The Winged Pen. You can read the overview, find the links to all the posts, and download the infographic here.
Tame Your Revision Step-by-Step: 4 Steps to SORT-BY-SIZE
This TAME YOUR REVISION series started over at The Winged Pen. Here are links to the individual posts: Inventory Slice and Label With Scrivener Throw Stuff Out–There’s no separate post for this one. Everything I have to say is on the infographic. 🙂 Feedback Folder Sort By Size Re-Cycle Desperate Measures You can download the […]
Tame Your Revision Step-by-Step: 4 Ways to INVENTORY
This TAME YOUR REVISION series started over at The Winged Pen. Here are links to the individual posts: Inventory Slice and Label With Scrivener Throw Stuff Out–There’s no separate post for this one. Everything I have to say is on the infographic. 🙂 Feedback Folder Sort By Size Re-Cycle Desperate Measures You can download the […]
Tame your revision Step-by-Step: 5+ DESPERATE MEASURES
Revising a novel is a form of bookkeeping. How do you keep from losing your mind? At The Winged Pen, we’re talking Revision. This post is part of a TAME YOUR REVISION series that started over at The Winged Pen. Here are links to the individual posts: Inventory Slice and Label With Scrivener Throw Stuff […]
Tame Your Revision Step-by-Step: 7 Simple Steps to a FEEDBACK FOLDER in Scrivener
One of the problems with getting feedback on your manuscript is overwhelm. If you’ve got five Word documents floating on your computer somewhere, it can bring your revision process to standstill. This post is about the simple way I keep track of valuable feedback from my critique partners. This TAME YOUR REVISION series started over […]
Tame Your Revision Step-by-Step: SLICE AND LABEL with Scrivener
Revising a novel is a form of bookkeeping. How do you keep from losing your mind? This TAME YOUR REVISION series started over at The Winged Pen. Here are links to the individual posts: Inventory Slice and Label With Scrivener Throw Stuff Out–There’s no separate post for this one. Everything I have to say is […]
Tools: Emotional Connection in Fiction Part 2
A piano with built-in toolboxes for sewing and putting on make-up. Andreas Landschütz, 1820. MAKK museum in Cologne. © Laurel Decher, 2017. Last week I wrote about the challenges of making your reader feel the emotions of your main character. This week, the thrilling conclusion. Challenging feedback doesn’t have to derail your writing. I’ve got […]