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Tag Archives: revising
Professional Wednesday: Lessons From A Recent Edit
As part of my new Professional Wednesday format, I intend to tie advice posts to issues I am encountering “in the moment” with my own work. And so, today, I share with you a few insights that grew out of … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Belle Books, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Debra Dixon, editing, how to write, novels, publishing, revising, short fiction, writer-editor relationship, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Crutch Words — Finding Them and Limiting Them
Last week, John Hartness, my good friend and the owner and editor at Falstaff Books, posted on Facebook about something he was seeing while editing manuscripts. Many of his writers were starting too many lines of dialogue with, “So…” As … Continue reading
Posted in Novels, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, crutch words, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, dialogue, editing, Falstaff Books, how to write, John Hartness, prose, revising, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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Two Stops on the Blog Tour!
I’m pushing myself to take all sorts of creative chances, following bolder storylines and developing exotic characters. I’m writing leaner, sparser, the way I wish I’d written the old books. In short, I’m trying to make this next project something … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blog tour, Children of Amarid, contests, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, LonTobyn Chronicle, Lore Seekers Press, reviews, revising, The Outlanders, writing, writing life
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Quick-Tip Tuesday Guest Star!
Joshua Palmatier is guest-starring at Magical Words today, with a Quick-Tip Tuesday post on self editing. Check it out here.
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged editing, Joshua Palmatier, magical words, Quick-Tip Tuesday, revising, writing, writing life
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Quick-Tip Tuesday: Going Back to Our Old Work
I owe an apology to all of you. Seriously. To every person I have critiqued at a Live Action Slush, to every student whose manuscript I’ve marked up, to every aspiring writer I’ve advised with arrogant confidence, I am truly … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Fantasy, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Children of Amarid, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, LonTobyn Chronicle, magical words, Quick-Tip Tuesday, revising, writing, writing life
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Quick-Tip Tuesday Looks at Goals and Realism
The writing profession throws plenty of trials our way; we shouldn’t pile on with unrealistic goals that we can’t possibly meet. And the great thing about making writing a part of your regular routine is that you don’t have to … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Novels, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, goals, how to write, magical words, Quick-Tip Tuesday, revising, word counts, writing, writing life
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A New Post About Revising at SFNovelists
Today’s post can be found at http://www.sfnovelists.com, the group blog on speculative fiction that I maintain, as David B. Coe, along with a group of over one hundred published authors of fantasy and science fiction. It is called “Writing and … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, City of Shades, Novels, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged City of Shades, creative process, David B. Coe, how to write, revising, SFNovelists, Thieftaker, writing process
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