by MK England | May 27, 2015 | Editing, Personal, Writing Process
Every writer’s worst nightmare is a dead computer. Okay, maybe not every writer. Every writer who writes on a computer. Every writer who isn’t quite as diligent about backing up their work as they should be. Every writer who has a slowly-declining laptop and knows the...
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,...
