You may have noticed that our Student Writing Competition (ACCEPTING ENTRIES NOW!) asks for only your first five pages. Why? It is VERY important for writers to put their best foot forward. I learned this the hard way! Though my novel, More Precious Than Gold, recently finaled in the Grace Awards, I had a deja […]
Writing Lesson 3.33 – Formatting Your Manuscript Like a Pro
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The following post appeared in Randy Ingermanson’s Advanced Fiction Writing E-Zine and it seemed very appropriate to re-post at contest entry time __________________________________________________________________ There aren’t any ironclad rules on how to format the manuscript of your novel. However, there are good ideas and bad ideas. Whenever I teach at conferences, I see all kinds of […]
Writing Lesson 3.30 – THAT Doesn’t Matter
April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When it comes to prose, some things matter. THAT often doesn’t. For the past couple months I’ve been working on story rewrites. Thanks to a terrific editor, my novel The Black Rose should be all cleaned up and ready for release from Desert Breeze Publishing in July. It’s amazing no matter how many times I […]
Writing Lesson 3.26 – Writing with WORLD
March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Our family subscribes to a magazine called WORLD. It leans toward a conservative viewpoint in reporting world affairs, books, music, and movies. In the Feb. 11, 2012 edition there is an article called “Be Specific.” In this article Marvin Olasky says, “Eighty percent of good writing is rewriting, but rewriting in a middle-school or high-school […]
Writing Lesson 3.21_Remodeling Your Story Through the Editing Process
February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
About thirty years ago this ceiling fan was a lovely addition to this old home. It’s not exactly what I’d choose for my new kitchen, but my husband saw great potential in this find and salvaged it before they demolished the house. So what does this have to do with writing? This old fan is […]
