Editing

Top Three Short Story Mistakes

by Kristin Ammerman Bestselling authors such as Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jeff Wheeler, Cassandra Clare, Neil Gaiman, and others write novels as well as short stories. There are several reasons why novelists also write short stories. Sense of...

The Most Common Advice May Be the Worst

  by Angela Eschler Next to “Write what you know,” the most common piece of advice I hear at conferences is “Just write every day.” I always cringe a little when I hear that. Not because it’s not good advice. It is. But because it’s not the best advice for a...

Three Tips for Self-Editing Your Prose

by Emilee Newman Bowles Congratulations! You've written your true story or breathed life into characters who once existed only in your imagination—now what? Whether you’ve got fiction or nonfiction under your belt, now it’s time to take a look at your sentences, to...
Top 10 Grammar Mistakes to Avoid

Top 10 Grammar Mistakes to Avoid

Okay, so these are technically grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage mistakes, but saying all that would have made for an non-catchy and possibly coma-inducing title. Nonetheless, they are some of the most frequently made mistakes editors have to face down each...

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How to Avoid Clichés and Bad Metaphors

How to Avoid Clichés and Bad Metaphors

Her Words Flowed Like a ... Tar Stream? How to Avoid Clichés but Not Exchange Them for Bad Metaphors by Angela Eschler with Heidi Brockbank and Sabine Berlin Skilled use of figurative language can take your writing from mundane to magical. It can’t replace...

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How to Avoid Clichés and Bad Metaphors

How to Avoid Clichés and Bad Metaphors

Her Words Flowed Like a ... Tar Stream? How to Avoid Clichés but Not Exchange Them for Bad Metaphors by Angela Eschler with Heidi Brockbank and Sabine Berlin Skilled use of figurative language can take your writing from mundane to magical. It can’t replace...

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