editing
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84,500 words. 1 Month. Done. Bam
Ten tips that helped me accomplish a full length first draft in a month. Read more
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How to fight like a girl; when your female protagonist is attacked
At some point in your writing, your female protagonist might be attacked by a man. If you haven’t given her super powers or a strong background in martial arts getting her out of the situation might be tricky. Read more
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How to keep writing? Skip the boring parts
I am writing the first draft and I want to keep going with it, if something is boring me enough stop writing than I am going to just move on to build up or an exciting parts. Read more
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Leave yourself a trail of bread crumbs
I like big flapping loose ends that end up tying the whole story together in a surprising way. And the most effective way to do this is to surprise myself. Read more
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online writing workshop and what it has done for me
I was asked recently to contribute what my favorite online review site has meant to me and I thought it would be helpful to share it here as well. I discovered the online writing workshop for science fiction, fantasy and horror (OWW) on the website of one of my favorite authors, Cecilia Dart-Thorton as a… Read more
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The thing about editing
After much procrastination, I am finally back to my last round of edits and I’m pleased to discover it is not nearly as difficult as I anticipated. This is pretty much always the case when I actually get into editing, but every single time I’m looking at the task ahead of me, it seems overwhelming.… Read more
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confessions of a winter hating writer
I’ll be honest here, I barely have the motivation to write this post. Winter just takes it out of me. I get through the holiday rush ready to jump into the new year with plans and projects and then I get cold. I hate being cold. The whole romance of winter, of snuggling into blankets… Read more
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thoughts on red pens
thoughts on red pen editing Read more
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Editing tricks you might not know of
Officially back up to my waist in editing, slicing away chunks of backstory, re-writing chapters, cutting and polishing, polishing and cutting. I’m sure you know by now this is not my favorite part of the writing process, no matter how necessary. However, I have learned a few things over the years, from other authors and… Read more
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Good ways to think about Bad Reviews
Being a writer who puts their work out in the world requires courage. Real courage because you are laying your soul bare to be picked at and ridiculed. No matter how thick a skin you’ve developed, no matter how humble, and no matter how much you believe in your work, you will be hurt when… Read more
LC W. Allingham 