One of my pet peeves when editing manuscripts is the incorrect use of the
pronoun myself and its friends, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, themselves, and itself. It is amazing to me that words that have only three grammar rules regarding them are so often misused by writers. I would like to encourage everyone reading this article to t [...]
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Getting Into Trouble with “Myself” by...
One of my pet peeves when editing manuscripts is the incorrect use of the
pronoun myself and its friends, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, themselves, and itself. It is amazing to me that words that have only three grammar rules regarding them are so often misused by writers. I would like to encourage everyone reading this article to t [...]
Writing Short Stories by Cynthia L. S...
Is Scrivener Right For You?
A mini-presentation by Nadine Blyseth during our business meeting March 5th from 7-9pm.
Do you have ADD, only little bits of time to write, or are you struggling to put all your thoughts together? Then Scrivener – a software for writers – is for you.
Our very own member and author, Nadine Blyseth, gives a special presentation on her favorite [...]
Editing 101 – Weeding out Redundancie...
Repetition annoys us. It’s part of human nature. Have you ever been in the room with a pen clicker. Click, click, click, click, click – are you getting annoyed yet? The first few clicks hardly penetrate our ears, but the longer it goes on, the louder it seems. Soon we find ourselves fighting the urge to snatch it out of their hand and fling t [...]
April Spotlight – Vickie McDono...
Click play to here Cynthia’s interview with author Vickie McDonough
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To Write with Impact — Subtract
I’ve always enjoyed the game of Scrabble. It’s fun to create words from a random collection of letters, then arrange them for the most points. But sometimes Scrabble becomes “scramble” if the words are too close to each other or get mixed up. It got really messy when our cat decided to play with us one night. Miss Kitty won that game!
In my [...]
Improving Your Connections
It’s often said that writing is a lonely endeavor. That may be true during the actual process, but it takes a community to complete the work. No longer can an author pen a good story and expect others to run with it. He needs to bring the writing up to a publishable standard, and ensure the plot is consistent, clear, and concise. He then need [...]
Polishing your gems – 5 editing strat...
Use a questionnaire
When finishing my manuscript, I asked eight people to read it. I didn’t send it to writers, but to those who would only look at the work from a reader’s perspective. Instead of asking for critiques or general feedback, I gave them a brief questionnaire:
1. Did the beginning of the story capture your attention?
2. Di [...]
Poetic
By Lynn Pugh
Must poetry rhyme, or is rhythm more important? I like to think that poetry goes far beyond the meter and verse of roses are red and violets are blue.
While a rhyming style is certainly beautiful, it is not the only way to wax poetic. With melodic and rhythmic tones, we communicate our life through words. On a daily basis, we exp [...]
Polishing your gems – 5 editing strat...
2. Finding Mistakes
Our ideas may indeed be inspired, but our writing is not. I have never seen a manuscript that doesn’t need critiquing and editing. This seems to be more of a struggle in the Christian writing community than the secular.
When a Christian feels that divine guidance has led him or her to write a manuscript, it’s easy to fall [...]
