Another letter without a book title (and another I was fairly surprised at). Since I talked last month about whether or not to share first drafts and how to do so effectively, I thought it would be a good idea to look at the other side of the coin and give some tips on how best to help someone who has asked you to look at their work. What are the best practices when you’re critiquing writing? Continue reading “C: Critique Etiquette”
Category: Prose & Editing
Top 5 Tips for Sharing Your Writing
Last week I talked about whether or not you should share first drafts. This week I’m going to expand on that, in a way, and give you some tips for how to effectively share your work in a way that’s beneficial to you and easy for the readers you’re sharing with. And this applies to any stage of the writing process (until you’re published, of course), not just first drafts.
0.5. Know Why You’re Sharing
This is the first step. Continue reading “Top 5 Tips for Sharing Your Writing”
How To Avoid the Dreaded Info-Dump
Everyone hates an info-dump, right? We don’t want to know all of the characters’ motives right from the get-go, and we don’t Continue reading “How To Avoid the Dreaded Info-Dump”