Day 25 – Eliminate Clichés and Trim Overwriting

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today I will start polishing my novel by eliminating clichés and revising purple prose. Clichés can be any words or phrases that … Continue reading

Day 22 – Sharpen the Hooks and Tighten the Pacing

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today I will be looking at hooks and pacing. Pace should be consistent with your genre. A romance would move at a … Continue reading

Day 15 – Clean Up the Description and Stage Direction

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s lesson is to make sure my descriptions and stage directions are serving the story and not getting in its way. I … Continue reading