Grammar, punctuation, crutch words, dialogue tags, and verb conjugations are just some of the challenges facing writers determined to self-edit. Whether you are cleaning your prose for beta-readers,
Whether you are writing a short-story, a standalone novel, or a series, continuity matters. Stories that are shorter or have smaller scopes have less potential for continuity problems
No matter what project you work on, no matter how many books you have finished or how many stories you have started, every writer uses crutch words. Individually,
Step one is your read through. The first time you go through your story, or novel, start to finish, cover to cover, doing nothing but taking notes while
