Day 28 – Revise Any Misused Words and Awkward Phrasing

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

Day 27 – Strengthen or Eliminate Any Weak Words

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 getting rid of anything that weakens my prose. If I cut the word, does it make the sentence better? … Continue reading

Day 20 – Streamline the Dialog

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

Day 2 – Analyzing Character Arcs

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days  at-home workshop. (blog.janicehardy.com) This is one assignment that was actually a pleasure for me, because my characters told me who they were before I … Continue reading