How I Revise My Rough Drafts
So your rough draft is finished, and you’re wondering how in the hell you get this book into better shape. Maybe you just finished NaNoWriMo, or are gearing up for the completion of your own manuscript. Or maybe you’ve had one done for a while, and are intimidated by the…
How Do You Write Descriptions?
Full transparency, in my rough drafts, most my descriptions are vague shorthands for myself and myself only. Because descriptions can be difficult for me to get right, I tend to leave them for my second drafts, where I can properly go through the steps I take to make sure a…
How To Write What You Know
I’ve seen a lot of contention over this phrase in the writing community for years, and I wanted to share my own understanding of it, and how I apply it to my own writing about a scifi war, when I’ve never been in war or (shockingly) into space. Write What…
How To Make Time To Write
Finding time to create your own novel, short story, or whatever else can be increasingly difficult. As the demands of life force school, work, and other responsibilities upon us, it can be hard to find ways to fit in our passion for words. When I worked, went to class, and…