Receiving feedback is often just as hard as a rejection. We send off our work to a friend, critique partner, beta reader, editor, and while we do these things for the constructive feedback these readers can impart, there is a large part of ourselves hoping for a gold star. “I found nothing wrong, it’s perfect!Continue reading “When Receiving Feedback Be Curious, Not Judgmental”
Tag Archives: Writing Craft
Writers: Know Thyself
The picture above is a peek at some of my craft books. I LOVE craft books! Books about writing? I mean does it get better than that? Not for me. I bet you have a shelf like that, too. Craft books are as individual as the writer who writes them. One book may work forContinue reading “Writers: Know Thyself”
The Revision Road Map is Here!
OMG, y’all! It’s here!! I am so excited to introduce you to the Revision Road Map. I know how lost a writer can feel during a revision. I have been that lost. That feeling of just wanting someone to tell you what to do already. That feeling of the end getting farther and farther away. Continue reading “The Revision Road Map is Here!”
My Craft Book Recommendations for the Holidays or Any Writing Day
Writing is an iterative process. Each draft improves the more we work on it. Each new manuscript improves the more we learn. And as writers, there are a myriad ways to learn every day. We learn every time we notice the light through the trees, taste something new, experience an unlikely emotion in a mundaneContinue reading “My Craft Book Recommendations for the Holidays or Any Writing Day”
How to Keep Your Story on Track
This month, I’ve written about how to stay on track with your drafts, revisions, queries, and using self-care because after all, you can’t keep writing if you’re burned out. Today, however, I want to talk about craft. How do we keep our stories on track? The short answer? Story trajectory. Your story’s trajectory is theContinue reading “How to Keep Your Story on Track”