by MK England | Apr 9, 2015 | Querying, Writing Process
Sometimes terrible metaphors help me understand things. Today, I’ll tell you why querying is like the dinner on your plate. (Wait, what?) Yeah, I know. Just…go with it. When I first started working on my query for Firestarter, my first novel, the process went...
by MK England | Mar 31, 2015 | Editing, Writing Process
I’ve only written two full novels, but I seem to have already developed a standard editing procedure. Both novels were drafted using completely different methods, but the editing process has been (thus far) nearly identical. Everyone has their own process that works...
by MK England | Mar 20, 2015 | Editing, Writing Process
On Tuesday I posted about my Ctrl+F editing technique and gave you the generic list I use for everything I write. Today you get the list specific to my current work-in-progress, Space Academy Rejects. I also posted last month about first person, present tense novels...
by MK England | Mar 12, 2015 | Editing, Writing Process
I am so, so lucky to have several people who put eyes (and in some cases, teeth and knives) to my manuscripts before they ever see the light of day. These people, my critique partners and beta readers, are so valuable (and patient, and kind, and merciful). As writers,...
by MK England | Mar 9, 2015 | Editing, Goals, Writing Process
Give me a wordcount hit, I need it! Need the rush, need that high, need the validation–I can do this, I will do this. Like most people, I get into awful ruts where it’s nearly impossible to force myself to write, edit, or be in any way creative. For me, it’s...
by MK England | Feb 24, 2015 | Reading, Writing Process
As a reader, writer, and peddler of YA fiction, I’m the last person in the world to get judgy about tense and point-of-view. YA has some of everything, even the POVs and tenses that are rare or looked down upon in other age categories. That said, I’ve always preferred...
