Don’t Kill Your Darlings: Save Them for Later, Instead

Sometimes our manuscripts are better off when we delete those carefully crafted paragraphs, scenes, or even entire characters. But that doesn’t mean you need to kill your darlings.

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What Is a Manuscript Critique?

A 360° view of a draft: what’s working, what’s not, and what concrete steps I recommend an author take to prepare the manuscript for publication.

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Why Every Author Needs an Editor

When you've lived too long in the monkey house, it's hard to smell the poop.

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