Overwriting, or writing long, is an annoying problem but with an easy to identify fix—cut unnecessary scenes, edit out filter words, tighten your writing. But what happens if you’re a lean writer? That can be a harder problem to solve. I often find myself working with lean writers, probably because I am one, too. LeanContinue reading “3 Tips for Finding Spots to Layer in Revision”
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After Typing THE END: Tips for What’s Next
Where does most of your writing happen? In the draft stage, probably. It has to, right? Where once there was a blank page, now there are 90,000 words. Now, where does most of your story telling happen? It can be tempting to say that most of our storytelling also happens in the draft stage. It’sContinue reading “After Typing THE END: Tips for What’s Next”
Who is Your Ideal Reader?
During my time working in public relations, one thing was paramount: the target audience. Whether it was a health message, a consumer message, or a public affairs message, I needed to know exactly who the target of the campaign was to help craft the message and determine the best means of delivery. The options wereContinue reading “Who is Your Ideal Reader?”
How Revising is Like Home Renovation: Save the Painting for Last
This week we are finally having our downstairs painted after the great dishwasher leak of 2022 wrecked havoc on our whole house. Between the dings created from demolition, the new drywall patches, and the one inch difference in height from where our new baseboards sit on hardwood versus where they previously sat on tile, weContinue reading “How Revising is Like Home Renovation: Save the Painting for Last”
Writing In the Fog
This morning fog hung low outside my window hiding the sky and giving the trees across the street the hazy look of an impressionist painting. It was beautiful and comforting and slightly unnerving to be wrapped in clouds and mist, separate from a larger, clearer world. When you’re blanketed by fog, there is no scenery,Continue reading “Writing In the Fog”
Renovations and Revisions
This summer, our dishwasher leaked. Big time. Only we didn’t know it. It leaked who knows how much water under our tile floors for who knows how long. We only noticed when the hardwood floors in the dining room next to the kitchen started warping. Once we dug in and saw the actual damage, itContinue reading “Renovations and Revisions”