by Claire Tucker | Apr 15, 2022 | Editing Tips, Writing Tips
Photo by 2H Media on Unsplash. We all know that feedback on our stories is important. Getting a fresh pair of eyes and hearing another’s questions and thoughts on our work prompts us to be more creative and ultimately leads to us improving our work. But have you ever...
by Claire Tucker | Mar 14, 2022 | Time Management, Writing Tips
Photo by Artem Maltsev on Unsplash. Deadlines. In many ways, this is a four-letter word for writers. Whether personal deadlines or ones given to you by an editor or publisher, having a set amount of time in which to complete tasks on your story is daunting and stress...
by Claire Tucker | Feb 8, 2022 | Editing Tips, Writing Tips
Picture from pixabay.com. You’ve sent your story off to be edited and are waiting eagerly (or not) for the manuscript to be returned. You get it back and, once you’ve gotten over the surprise at the number of corrections and comments, you start going through them....
by Claire Tucker | Jan 7, 2022 | Writing Tips
Disappointment. We’ve all experienced it when reading a book or watching a movie or series. Most of the time, it comes when our expectations for the story aren’t met. The twist wasn’t as brilliant as it should have been. The romance turned into a tragedy. The...
by Claire Tucker | Nov 4, 2021 | Time Management, Writing Tips
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash It’s November, which means the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) fever has gripped the writing community. I’ve taken part in and completed (or “won”) three of these challenges. I love the boost it gives me in starting a first...
by Claire Tucker | Oct 1, 2021 | Writing Tips
Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash Have you ever read a book that captured and held your attention so completely that you never quite realized it was over 600 pages long? And then have you ever taken the time to find out how the story achieved this? I recently read Fool’s...
