Have I done a post about this? I don't know. I've been revising this weekend, and I was startled at how many times I used the word "just." It's not that "just" doesn't have a place. It does. Just not in every third sentence. It's one of those words that we use in our daily … Continue reading Words to Avoid
Tag: Writing Advice
Book Idea
In the future, I want to write a book about my experiences in self-publishing. I want to write about what I did right and what I did wrong to inform anyone who's thinking about self-publishing. I find that those books - the ones written by people who are writing from experience and personal knowledge - … Continue reading Book Idea
Editor’s Tricks
I have a trick for editing flow and finding typos. It’s guaranteed to help you see things about your story you didn’t see before. Want to know what it is? It’s reading aloud. Yeah. Is your mind blown? No? It’s okay. Reading your work aloud can bring attention to how a sentence sounds. Which, I … Continue reading Editor’s Tricks