Category: revise

• 4+1 Reasons Why I Don’t Send Beta Readers First Drafts

  

  Betas are worth their weight in adamantium.

  Vesna Kurilic

  August 19, 2020

  revise, write, writing lessons

  beta reader, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, revision, writing, writing life

• The Distracted Writer’s Guide to Fiction Writing

  

  So you think you can keep this writing thing up?

  Vesna Kurilic

  August 12, 2020

  live, plan, revise, write, writing lessons

  art, books, craft, creative, creative writing, creativity, editing, fiction, fiction writing, habits, literature, revision, short fiction, short stories, short story, writing, writing life

• It’s a Wrap! Who’s Ready for the Sequel? (Editing Diary 9)

  

  Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to mark the end of the first revision of a brand new novel!

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 21, 2020

  editing diary, revise, write

  art, books, creative writing, creativity, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, revision, writing

• Heartbreak at the End of the Novel

  

  Does it get easier, truly? (And do I even want to know?)

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 15, 2020

  live, revise, write

  books, craft, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, revision, writing

• Everything’s Easier With a Little Plot (Editing Diary 8)

  

  I fought chapter 18, and… I won?

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 6, 2020

  editing diary, revise, write

  art, books, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, genre, literature, revision, writing

• The ‘Slow’ Writer’s Dilemma

  

  How slow is too slow?

  Vesna Kurilic

  July 1, 2020

  revise, write

  creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, revision, writing, writing life

• Letting ‘Bonkers’ Go (Editing Diary Part 7)

  

  Oh, misty eye of the writer’s remorse…

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 29, 2020

  editing diary, live, revise, write

  books, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, language, literature, revision, writing life

• Plush Carpets And Silk Stockings (Editing Diary Part 6)

  

  Pulp or romance? Pulpy romance? …puppy romance?

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 22, 2020

  editing diary, revise, write

  books, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, revision, writing, writing life

• Not Much; Not Nothing (Editing Diary Part 5)

  

  Now we’re getting into the actual mystery part!

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 15, 2020

  editing diary, revise, write

  beta reader, books, creative writing, dieselpunk, editing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, nanowrimo, revision, writing, writing life

• “Flying Taxis,” She Nodded (Editing Diary Part 4)

  

  What keeps the taxis up in the air? (Why the hell would you think I know?)

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 9, 2020

  editing diary, live, revise, the heavy stuff, write

  beta reader, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, genre, nanowrimo, revision, romance, writing, writing life