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 am going to focus on misused words and awkward phrases. Some commonly misused words are who/that, few/less, farther/further, which/that, and … Continue reading
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
This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). It’s time to see if my characters sound as good as they look. Do they sound like real people and have their … Continue reading
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 am checking my narrative focus to make sure it keeps the text flowing smoothly and prevents the story from wandering … Continue reading
There is a wonderful blog for writers called Fiction University by Janice Hardy. (blog.janicehardy.com) Her current project is an at-home workshop for the month of March titled Revise Your Novel in 31 Days. My inner critic cries Hallelujah! Since I … Continue reading