by Jacque | Dec 9, 2020 | five requirements, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, Show, Structure, Uncategorized
NaNoWriMo is finally over, yay! Did you finish? Did you get to 50K…or more? Even if you didn’t but you still started a writing habit, congrats! That’s a big deal. Now that the highs and lows of a writing marathon are over, what’s next? My favorite part…editing! But...
by Jacque | Nov 11, 2020 | editor secrets, Uncategorized
You’re twelve days into NaNoWriMo. How are you feeling? The beginning of a project can be so much fun. There’s the novelty of it, the excitement to start something new, the drive to finish. Like most endeavors, that excitement, drive, and energy tend to wane about...
by Jacque | Oct 7, 2020 | editor secrets, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, Structure, Uncategorized
Well, it’s October again. That means cozy sweaters, apple cider, changing leaves, and bad puns. Of course, bad puns are welcome all year long. What it means for you is preparing for NaNoWriMo! Not sure what that is? However, you pronounce it (nano-REE-mo or...
by Jacque | Sep 9, 2020 | editor secrets, Self-Editing, Uncategorized
Imagine you’re in a coffee shop in the future, sipping your caramel mocha latte, laptop on the table, fingers ready to start typing. In walks a customer carrying a book bag, who orders a drink and settles in. The book she cracks open is yours! But she isn’t just...
by Jacque | Aug 12, 2020 | Conflict, Powerful Stories, Step 3: Story Conflict, Supersets, Uncategorized
You Need Overarching Conflict I hesitate to call books that have a specific genre with authors who intend to sell commercial fiction. It sounds a bit … icky, as if there’s no art behind it. It taints those authors with a feeling of “selling out” as opposed to those...
