"Hanging a lantern on it" is NOT cheating, but rather asking your reader to let go of their preconceived ideas and enjoy the story as you've presented it. It's a valuable tool to have in a writer's toolbox. #WritingCommunity #amwritingfiction #amwriting #fiction #amediting #writetip #blog
https://blackwolfeditorial.com/hanging-a-lantern-on-it-is-not-cheating/

#writetip: When you plan your #novel, record the motivations of your characters. When you finish your draft, go back and check to see if your characters still have those motivations. Maybe you had some inspiration and the plot changed, and so your characters' actions had to change. If that happened, you may need to clarify their motivations too.

What drives your characters is a huge part of what makes readers care about them and keep turning pages.

#AmEditing #WritingCommunity #writers

Sulu the book-reading black cat recommends: "Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors" by Rayne Hall.

The book is part of the bestselling blue Writer's Craft guides by Rayne Hall. Ebook and paperback available. mybook.to/eFight

Sulu is an adorable rescue cat whom I adopted from a cat shelter. He loves books and enjoys posing for photos. 😍

#writing #writingtip #writingtips #writetip #fictionwriting #writingcommunity #luckyblackcat #rescuecat #cats

In sections of fast action, keep decriptions sparse and brief. Use verbs rather than adjectives, and focus on sounds rather than sights.

Examples:
'The door splintered with a crash.'
'Tyres screeched on the asphalt.'

#writing #writingtip #writingadvice #writetip #writerscraft #writingcommunity #fictionwriting

RT @IndieAuthorALLI
Editing Tips for Emerging Authors from @WintersEditing https://selfpublishingadvice.org/how-to-self-edit-your-novel-what-you-can-learn-from-professional-editors/ #indieauthor #iartg #selfpublishing #writetip #writingcommunity

This is very interesting!
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RT @IndieAuthorALLI
It's a good time to be an indie author. Self-publishing authors earn more than those published by third-party publishers. https://selfpublishingadvice.org/incomesurvey/ #indieauthor #iartg #selfpublishing #writetip #writingcommunity
https://twitter.com/IndieAuthorALLI/status/1647963368219635716

Writing tip of the day: Never underestimate the power of a good thesaurus! #AuthorsAdvice #WriteTip #WritingCommunity

BTW, I'm totally in LOOURVE with the Zoom transcribe feature, even though it's only about 97% accurate. It's saving me SO MUCH TIME and frustration with my #ghostwriting interviews. AND, get this... *whispers* you can use it to transcribe existing videos too!

Basically I set up a Zoom session with just me. I turn on Captions. Then I click start on the video and walk away from the computer. Come back, save the transcript, and it's done. Easiest and cheapest and most accurate option I've found. #AmWriting #WriteTip #Zoom #transcription

If you’re a #writer, the reverse process of creating a metaphor works similarly. And often without effort. This is why before I said that sometimes metaphors in stories are intentional, and sometimes not. In my own work, I often don’t notice a metaphor until I’m well into the work, or even finished. If I’m trained to recognize it, I can edit the work to reinforce the accidental meanings. Because when I’m consuming a story, I like a good metaphor, but I LOVE a great metaphor, and that happens when the writer at some point realizes what’s up and fine-tunes it. #WriteTip #AmWriting

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RT @IndieAuthorALLI
For author-publishers, editing is a stage in both the writing process and the publishing process. Examine the process in detail in today's post. https://selfpublishingadvice.org/editing/ #indieauthor #iartg #selfpublishing #writetip #writingcommunity

#Writetip: Start with the end in mind. That means planning before writing so you know where you want to end up. When you know where you want to go, it's a lot easier to get there.

#writers #AmWriting #AmEditing #MindMap

#Writetip: If you are going to have the endnotes for your professional paper compiled by an automated system, read them afterward to make sure no nonsense has snuck in.

I'm doubtful the author of this source of immigration data should be listed as
"Enforcement USI and C"

#AmEditing #editors #writers #writingcommunity #AI

If you find yourself reaching for the words smiled, nodded, stood, paused, took in and let out a deep breath in your dialogue, it’s a sign your characters need to be doing something while they talk. Let them smoke a cigar. Go grocery shopping. Observe what is happening around them. Anything but smiling, nodding, pausing, and breathing, lest you want a snooze fest on your page.

#writetip #dialogue #editortip #help

Finding the right #editor for your #writing is not a simple matter of saying, "You'll do." You need to do your homework. Here is a list of questions that you should be able to answer when contracting editors to work on your manuscripts.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting #writetip #publishing

https://medium.com/@JudyLMohr/finding-the-right-editor-bdc2f5567b5e

#Writetip: When you sit down to start a new chapter in your #novel, reread the end of the previous chapter to remind yourself what was the last thing you told your reader. Then be sure to fill in whatever essential background may have happened between chapters. You don't have to start with background, but you do need to connect the dots at some point and usually pretty early.

#AmEditing #fiction #FictionIsHard #writers

Are authors born or made? Is writing talent innate, or can it be developed through effort, practice and persistence?

In today's #TheAuthorMindset, I look at the difference between fixed and growth mindsets.

#MindsetMonday #AuthorMindset #mindset #psychology #authors #writers #writing #publishing #WriteTip #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #MondayMotivation

https://theauthormindset.substack.com/p/growth-v-fixed-mindsets

Looking for more resources for my client who wrote his novel without scenes -- Oy! -- I found this piece from Purdue University. Very helpful.

Common Pitfalls for Beginning Fiction Writers

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/teacher_and_tutor_resources/writing_tutors/tutoring_creative_writing_students/pitfalls_for_fiction_writers.html

#AmEditing #writetip #publishing #books #writers

RT @NatRusso@twitter.com

On your first read-through, try to be a reader, not a writer. Note generalities: pacing, wording, etc. then move on. #writetip

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NatRusso/status/1613339979559669760

A half-read book is a half-finished love affair. – David Mitchell
#amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingromance #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife #writetip #writingtips #WIP #inventingreality
https://inventingrealityeditingservice.typepad.com/inventing_reality_editing/2023/01/a-half-read-book-is-a-half-finished-love-affair-david-mitchell.html

If you could choose only one single good thing that could come from publishing your novel, what is it, right now?

For anyone on the querying and publishing journey, my new #Substack is out: "When a Book Goes to Auction: Editorial Meetings," which explores a few writers' experiences with a Big Five book auction and shares insight on finding your vision of your story in the world.

https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/when-a-book-goes-to-auction-editorial

#WritingCommunity #publishing #bookstodon #AmQuerying #WriteTip #BigFive #Agents