Writing the Lights Out

Writing the Lights Out 18 – In which I discuss the writer’s dilemma: how do I know if my book is any good?

The only answer I can give is to let the readers (not your friends, family, or paid editors) decide.

 

Writing the Lights Out 17 – In which I explain the proofreading technique I am using to weed out any remaining mistakes in my novel Regulation 19.

I’ve heard this tip before, but never used it myself until this week: use text-to-speech software to read your work to you. Any typos jump out at you. This has worked so well that I have developed a crush on the text-to-speech voice lady.

Writing the Lights Out 16, in which I discuss my recent positive experience working with an editor and recent developments on my blog.

Editors Are Awesome (At least mine is)

I got my novel REGULATION 19 back from my editor this week. She did a line edit, but also threw in some sweet extras. I also launched a weekly ‘Weird Questions’ series on my blog.

Writing the Lights Out 15. In which I discuss mistakes I make when naming characters.

In writing my novel REGULATION 19, I often name gave my minor characters similar first names or identical last names without realizing it. The solution: keep a character list!