If you’ve spent any time on social media, a bunch of these writing phrases and slang terms will be familiar to you! If you’re new to the writing or publishing world, though, it can become overwhelming. I thought it’d be fun and helpful to collect some of them into a glossary-slash-guide. They won’t just help
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Why we all need a practice novel or two
Every writer has a practice novel under their belt. Sometimes, your first book (or your second, or third) won’t be ready for querying or publishing. And that’s okay. I’ve talked before about unfinished projects, and why it’s okay to abandon something that isn’t working. This time I want to talk about letting go of a
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Dealing with feedback on your writing
Dealing with writing feedback is something we all struggle with. It can be hard and upsetting to receive a critique that points out the problems with your work, no matter how nicely worded that critique is, because you’ve more than likely poured a lot of yourself into it, and spent weeks, months or even years
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