Editing can be a tedious process. Recently, I’ve been using Speechify.com to read sections of the work I’m editing to help catch mis-cues in the narrative. It’s a good tool that I felt others might appreciate. It has much better voices and smoother pacing for reading works aloud. I’ve been listening to it read, while following alongContinue reading “Catch Editing Mistakes Easily with Speechify”
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Oxford Comma vs. No Oxford Comma: What Writers Should Know
Which is the best for comma usage in fiction? To be, or not to be? As I’ve been revising and editing “A New Past: Book One” to make a non-explicit version, I’ve run into an inconsistency in my editing tools. In the review tools built into Ulysses, where my definitive content lives, Oxford commas are used. This suggestsContinue reading “Oxford Comma vs. No Oxford Comma: What Writers Should Know”
Overcoming Writing Blocks: Tips to Reignite Your Muse
I’ve hit a little block on my two works-in-progress. Neither is fully blocked, in so far that I know where I want the story to go, but both are feeling more like work to write at the moment. Since the first 25k words in each came almost effortlessly, it gives a pause when it starts to feelContinue reading “Overcoming Writing Blocks: Tips to Reignite Your Muse”
Navigating Plot Challenges: Writing into a Corner
I’ve been editing and polishing my latest story, as discussed last month. I know I’m making the story better and stronger, but it is not without its challenges. One issue I faced is the skipping of progress in certain character/conflict arcs. My method of tracing these arcs exposed a weakness in part of the story.Continue reading “Navigating Plot Challenges: Writing into a Corner”
WIP – Technomancer: Exploring Malachi’s Dark Bond
Continuing to share the opening scenes from my current work in progress, Technomancer. Malachi felt something through the bond he had created with the priestess. Sensing her thoughts across realms was more difficult than he had foreseen. He sat down in the chair on the balcony overlooking the chaos sea. The churning energy from thisContinue reading “WIP – Technomancer: Exploring Malachi’s Dark Bond”
WIP – Unraveling Mysteries: Elara’s Journey in Technomancer
Continuing to share the opening scenes from my current work in progress, Technomancer. Finn was surprised when Elara reappeared, clean and in a different though similar dress. She also had sandals on her feet. His breath caught at the sight of her. He felt nearly invisible in her presence. His normal clothes were functional, notContinue reading “WIP – Unraveling Mysteries: Elara’s Journey in Technomancer”
WIP: A Glimpse Into Elara’s Struggles in Technomancer
Continuing to share the opening scenes from my current work in progress, Technomancer. Elara closed the door behind her and looked around the tiled bathing chamber. A mirror filled the wall behind the washing basins. She figured out the taps and spotted similar handles in a glass enclosed space to one side. She reached inContinue reading “WIP: A Glimpse Into Elara’s Struggles in Technomancer”
Essential Editing Tips for Novelists: Filling Plot Holes
Last week I discussed ongoing editing of my current work in progress. The difference between creating and editing has been a motivational struggle, but I feel I have gotten into a rhythm over the past week. Here are a few accomplishments and observations since that last post. As we come up to the end ofContinue reading “Essential Editing Tips for Novelists: Filling Plot Holes”
Marketing Monday’s: Discussion of WIP posts.
My recent marketing Monday posts have been focusing on sharing chapters and scenes from my work in progress, tentatively titled “Technomancer”. The story is intended to be a blend of fantasy and science fiction with two primary viewpoint characters, as well as some supporting characters with their own point of view narratives. To date, I’veContinue reading “Marketing Monday’s: Discussion of WIP posts.”
WIP Technomancer Excerpt: A Glimpse into Finn’s High-Tech World
Continuing to share the opening scenes from my current work in progress, Technomancer. This is the novel I completed during NaNoWriMo. Finn looked down the street without focusing on any single shop, building, or person. He felt the neighborhood as much as watched it. Despite the late hour, people were out and about living theirContinue reading “WIP Technomancer Excerpt: A Glimpse into Finn’s High-Tech World”
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