Tuesday, November 8, 2022
You’ve nailed your structure. The characters are fully alive. You’re confident in your story and writing style, but the manuscript needs a final polish. What do you do? Here are 15 things to consider as you edit your prose: 1. Rhythm All...
Monday, September 12, 2022
‘Outlining allows me to ride the waves of my story with utter confidence, channeling the art into the craft to produce solid stories.’ – Author K. M. Weiland THE ROUGH FRAME Usually a novel will begin with an idea, and they often emerge as...
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The phrase ‘arrive late, leave early’ has become a mantra for many screenwriters. Today’s audience is hungry for immediate entertainment and the average scene in a film lasts one to three minutes – or one to three pages. Screenwriter William Goldman...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
HOW TO CUT WORDS WITHOUT LOSING ANYTHING One of the key edits to complete when polishing a manuscript is a ‘wordiness’ edit. Cicero said, ‘Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.’ Whether you’re looking...
