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Tropes and cliches are like pizza and milkshakes and fries. They may not be astounding and new, but they are delicious and we all have our favorites.
If you find yourself writing the same ones all the time, awesome! Call it your brand and enjoy what you love.
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Start with lower stakes and then escalate as the book progresses. Forcing the characters to choose between their original goal and a new one creates the friction of indecision that you can use to power the plot.
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Part of being a fiction author is experiencing life. Whether you do that vicariously by reading other books or watching TV, or if you go out and try new things on a regular basis, what you experience informs your writing.
Step away from the keyboard regularly and refuel.
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Books are always a team project.
The author, the reader, and everyone in between bring their own opinions, experiences, and views to the book.
I'd love to be on your team and help you write the book of your dreams.
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It is super important to set small goals when writing a novel and not push past them. Trying to write 10k a day is a fun experiment, but not sustainable in the long term. If you want a career you need to be able to set small goals and keep them small.
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If you find you make the same mistakes repeatedly (forgetting to intro characters, leaving out descriptions in action scenes, make all the paragraphs a uniform length, ect)... put that on your Editing List and stop stressing it! You can fix that in edits.
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Vignette - a brief account of an event that can be read in isolation
Chapter - a part of a larger account that is tied to what came before
Know the difference.
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How long does it take to edit a novel (100-400 pages)?
First Editing Pass: 1-2 months
Crit Partner Edit: 2-8 weeks
Dev Edit with editor or agent: 3-6 weeks
2nd Pass: 2-12 weeks
Line Edits: 1-3 weeks -
Are you interested in writing a book and you don't know where to start? Let me help!
I have openings for new coaching clients and I'd love to help you make your author dreams come true!
http://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing -
Think about what your bad guy is doing, plan that out, and then you know what your hero is reacting to. Until the hero has an idea of what’s going on and makes their own plan, the villain controls the plot.
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The protagonist is the most important person to the reader.
The villain is the most important person to the author. Your antagonist has to be strong or your hero never can be.
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Writing Tip Of The Day: If you're planning to publish it helps to have a file where you can drop pull quotes into. While you're editing grab the lines that stand out to you so you can use them for promo later.
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How you end chapters (and your book!) helps determine what genre your book is. Endings of sentences, scenes, chapters, and books all add weight to the thought and emotion they end on. If you keep ending on questions, it's a mystery. If you end with fear, it's horror.
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Part of being a successful adult is making time to reset, refuel, and recharge.
When you're working, take hourly break to stretch, hydrate, rest your eyes. Take several daily breaks to get food, refuel the brain, and do something not work related. Take weekly breaks from work.
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Unless there is a lot of money on the table or some other demonic deadline, don’t lose sleep over writing. It’s not healthy. There’s no advantage to stressing yourself out and making yourself miserable while writing a book.
Have fun!
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What does it cost to hire a freelance editor? It depends on the kind of book you need edited and what kind of editing you want done.
The Editorial Freelancers Association has a calculator. www.the-efa.org/rates/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing
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I'll be honest, a lot of the struggle with writing the first draft of a scene with Big Emotions is just screaming in your own head in a small panic as you try to get coherent words on the page. Books are hard to write.
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Start with lower stakes and then escalate as the book progresses. Forcing the characters to choose between their original goal and a new one creates the friction of indecision that you can use to power the plot.
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Getting from "I have an idea!" to "I finished my book!" takes a lot more work than some people think. And a lot more time. Give yourself space and time to work.
Then hire me if you need help.
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I will have an opening for a new client in June, if anyone is looking for a developmental editor to help you get from Rough Draft to Ready For Copy Edits.
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One of the most crucial skills any author needs to learn is recognizing how they write a first draft. If you are a super planner with a really clean first draft, awesome! If you underwrite and need to add details in Draft 2, do that! If you meander a lot, learn to refocus.
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If you think publishing is writing a book in one draft, running spellcheck, and then hitting Publish on Amazon... please talk to an author and ask them about publishing. I promise, it takes more work than that to get a good book.
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Tropes and cliches are like pizza and milkshakes and fries. They may not be astounding and new, but they are delicious and we all have our favorites.
If you find yourself writing the same ones all the time, awesome! Call it your brand and enjoy what you love.
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Part of being a fiction author is experiencing life. Whether you do that vicariously by reading other books or watching TV, or if you go out and try new things on a regular basis, what you experience informs your writing.
Step away from the keyboard regularly and refuel.
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I have two weeks until my next client sends me their manuscript so if you need feedback on a first chapters, help with a blurb or query letter, or want a short story or novella edited I have an opening for you!
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Books are always a team project.
The author, the reader, and everyone in between bring their own opinions, experiences, and views to the book.
I'd love to be on your team and help you write the book of your dreams.
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It looks like I will have an opening for a new client in June, if anyone is looking for a developmental editor to help you get from Rough Draft to Ready For Copy Edits.
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It is super important to set small goals when writing a novel and not push past them. Trying to write 10k a day is a fun experiment, but not sustainable in the long term. If you want a career you need to be able to set small goals and keep them small.
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If you find you make the same mistakes repeatedly (forgetting to intro characters, leaving out descriptions in action scenes, make all the paragraphs a uniform length, ect)... put that on your Editing List and stop stressing it! You can fix that in edits.
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Vignette - a brief account of an event that can be read in isolation
Chapter - a part of a larger account that is tied to what came before
Know the difference.
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Need a plotting beat sheet? I have got you covered! https://www.lianabrooks.com/plotting-beat-sheet/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing #LianaEdits #AmWriting #Plotting
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When you know you need the scene but you're scared to write it wrong, write it anyway. You can fix it in edits. #LianaEdits #AmWriting #DoItScared
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Whatever approach you take, the goal of foreshadowing is to plant the possibility in your reader's brain even if you dismiss it right away. The reader needs to know the possibility exists. #LianaEdits #AmWriting #Books #Foreshadowing
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Need a plotting beat sheet? I have got you covered! https://www.lianabrooks.com/plotting-beat-sheet/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing #LianaEdits #AmWriting #Plotting
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Your villain is doing their job if the reader is sitting there muttering "You absolute bastard." every few pages. #GoodWork #LianaEdits #AmWriting
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Your villain is doing their job if the reader is sitting there muttering "You absolute bastard." every few pages. #GoodWork #LianaEdits #AmWriting
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Your villain is doing their job if the reader is sitting there muttering "You absolute bastard." every few pages. #GoodWork #LianaEdits #AmWriting
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Your villain is doing their job if the reader is sitting there muttering "You absolute bastard." every few pages. #GoodWork #LianaEdits #AmWriting
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Your villain is doing their job if the reader is sitting there muttering "You absolute bastard." every few pages. #GoodWork #LianaEdits #AmWriting
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How do you write a blockbuster? Graeme Shimmin has some advice! https://graemeshimmin.com/discovering-a-high-concept-plot-idea/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing #LianaEdits #AmWriting #Plotting
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When you know you need the scene but you’re scared to write it wrong, write it anyway.
You can fix it in edits. -
Do you have an author in your life who wants help getting their book published? I can help!
I offer gift packages on all my services!
Email me and let's talk about what to get the author in your life.
https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/
#LianaEdits #GiftsForWriters #HolidayGiftGuide #GiftsForAuthors
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Do you have an author in your life who wants help getting their book published? I can help!
I offer gift packages on all my services!
Email me and let's talk about what to get the author in your life.
https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/
#LianaEdits #GiftsForWriters #HolidayGiftGuide #GiftsForAuthors
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Your end scene should mirror your opening *AND* it's genre specific!
In horror, all the worst fears have come true. In romance, the characters have Happily Ever After. In a thriller or mystery, the questions are answered.
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Do you have an author in your life who wants help getting their book published? I can help!
I offer gift packages on all my services!
Email me and let's talk about what to get the author in your life.
https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/
#LianaEdits #GiftsForWriters #HolidayGiftGuide #GiftsForAuthors
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Your end scene should mirror your opening *AND* it's genre specific!
In horror, all the worst fears have come true. In romance, the characters have Happily Ever After. In a thriller or mystery, the questions are answered.
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Your end scene should mirror your opening *AND* it's genre specific!
In horror, all the worst fears have come true. In romance, the characters have Happily Ever After. In a thriller or mystery, the questions are answered.
-
Start with lower stakes and then escalate as the book progresses, often forcing the characters to choose from their original goal to another one and using the friction of indecision to power the plot.
-
Start with lower stakes and then escalate as the book progresses, often forcing the characters to choose from their original goal to another one and using the friction of indecision to power the plot.
-
Start with lower stakes and then escalate as the book progresses, often forcing the characters to choose from their original goal to another one and using the friction of indecision to power the plot.