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Writer: Editing tips by Indie author Sylvia Stein :    As both an indie author and editor, I know how important it is to be able to work on the best possible manuscript.   This is why I am sh...

   As both an indie author and editor, I know how important it is to be able to work on the best possible manuscript.   This is why I am sharing a short editing lesson on today’s blog. This is all taken from Chapter 1 Show and Tell, and this is taken from the book by Self-Editing for Fiction Writers:  How to edit yourself into print by Renni Browne and Dave King. I will begin by showing a sample of this paragraph: The conversation was barely begun before I discovered that our host was more than simply a stranger to most of his guests.  He was an enigma, a mystery.  And this was a crowd that doted on mysteries.  In the space of no more than five minutes,  I heard several different people put forth their theories — all equally probable or preposterous –as to who and what he was. Each theory was argued with the conviction that can only come from a lack of evidence, and it seemed that, for many of the guests, these arguments were...

Today I am showing all my readers the first draft that I wrote when I joined National Novel Month back in  2013.     I wanted to show the progression I made from this first draft to what it became when I finally published on  October 8, 2015.   Chasing Clarity by: Sylvia Stein  clarity is the Clearness of thoughts. Chapter 1 The longest day  Mia Gerard awoke on the cold day in October struggling to get  herself out of bed.   She knew this moment would come but that did not mean that  the pain would lessen. “ Come on Mia” she said to herself. “ I  am sure that Leo would not want you to act this way! she  exclaimed. However as she slowly got herself out of the bed she  wondered if things would ever get back to normal without him.   As she got herself in the shower she knew that this was going to  be one of the longest days of her life. “ Dammit Leo!”she cried...

Writer: Writing tip: The Writer's Devotional Motivati... : Today I am bringing you another Writing tip for the week.   I am going to try to bring you one each week on this blog.   For today I am usin...

Today I am bringing you another Writing tip for the week.   I am going to try to bring you one each week on this blog.   For today I am using a new Book I just got in the mail not too long ago.   As an indie author I am always looking for ways on how to improve in my writing and it also helps with editing skills as well. For this week I am focusing on an amazing book by Amy Peters entitled, " The Writer's Devotional 365  Inspirational Exercises, Ideas, Tips & Motivations or Writing.    This is one amazing book as it states in the back on the book"  Hone Your Writing Skills, Whether you're writing fiction, composing screenplays or poetry, or simply trying to keep a invaluable volume will get your creative juices flowing.   These 365 inspiring recommendations, quotations by authors from the distant past as well the recent bestseller lists, exercises, and more intended to help you develop your own singular voice, gain confidence,  and k...