Innovative Editing

It was such an unexpected question that Sabrina had to practically process each word separately. Fly? Learn? Her? The problem was that, even

Have you ever heard the argument that an omnipotent God can’t exist? It’s the one that starts and ends with the question: “Can God create a

I’m not a numbers girl. I used to be somewhat decent at them. And I still like them very much even though adding two and two can sometimes

Tuesday’s Writing Definition defined plot holes as an error that “contradicts previous (or upcoming) events within a story.” Then it acknowl

Did you know you can turn anything into a story, whether fiction or nonfiction? Absolutely any experience or any thought that pops into your

Let’s start with this statement: Sometimes, plot holes happen. That’s our thesis right there. It’s meant as both a caution to those authors

Coming to her senses the next morning wasn’t an experience Sabrina enjoyed all that much. She didn’t have a fuzzy interlude where she though

Do you know what the average human attention span is? According to a Microsoft study, it’s eight seconds. Eight teeny, tiny seconds. That'

My fiancé and I are currently looking for a house. So we’re talking to a realtor and a loan officer who’s helping us apply appropriately. We

Let’s start out by getting caught up on where we are with narrative hooks. On Tuesday, we introduced the topic and explained how, "most of u

A little girl died this past Sunday. She was three years old, the second of three sisters, and her name was Hallie. I don’t know all the det

When was the last time you picked up a book, opened it up and went, “Wow! That’s boring. I want to buy it!” If you’re anything like me, that

With his back to the wall, Alex didn’t have much choice but to follow her lead, and so he did. With matching intensity. Pulling back to brea

Complete courtesy of yesterday’s 4th of July-inspired awesome post on editing a first draft… you now know it’s not the most difficult task.

Before we begin our discussion about facts, here’s a non-manipulated one. It’s a warning, actually, since I don’t want to blindside anyone.

With the 4th of July coming up, and me being the American history-obsessed individual that I am… it only seems right to use the Declaration

Jo Sands a self-described “unicorn,” describes why she writes.

Starting a story out can be an absolute ton of fun. When you first begin, it’s like you’re on an exploratory expedition. You’ve committed to

Dr. Stewart started in on her right away, his eyes dancing in definite delight. “Good afternoon, sunshine.” An immediate response came to he

As the big bad writer, you’re the ultimate authority on what you want to do with your story. Do you want to kill off everyone in the end? In