Sweat the Format: Revision Tips for Getting Your Work Read & Represented

Grammar Queen and Editor Extraordinaire, Ricki Schultz is back for the last post in her series of revision tips for writers. Be sure to check out the first three posts in this series, Editfication Part I, Editfication Part II and Sweat the Grammar. Sweat the Format: Common Chicago-Style Missteps Your last step—before a proper proofread* [...]

Writers on the Art of Revision: Natalie Whipple, Katherine Center & Stephen King

On the surface, Natalie Whipple, Katherine Center and Stephen King may sound as though they have little in common. Natalie Whipple writes Young Adult fiction (and talks a lot about ninjas), Katherine Center writes Women’s fiction and Stephen King is…well, Stephen King. After reading their thoughts on the art of revision, I learned that these [...]

Sweat the Grammar: Revision Tips for Getting Your Work Read & Represented

This month, Grammar Queen and Editor Extraordinaire, Ricki Schultz is sharing her revision tips with Inky Fresh Readers. (Hurrah!) Be sure to check out the first two posts in this series, Editfication Part I and Editfication Part II. SWEAT THE GRAMMAR: FREQUENT FLUBS Okay, so you’ve cut, you’ve tightened, you’ve stretched, and you’ve strengthened. Now, [...]

Editfication: Revision Tips for Getting Your Work Read & Represented, Part II

Welcome to our second post from guest blogger Ricki Schultz. Click here to read her first post, Editfication Part I: Busting a BIG Myth. Editfication Part II: Sweat the style, improve your prose Before you can get in there and fine-tune your grammar and formatting, you first need to strengthen and tighten your writing. Once [...]

December 2010 Gifts for writers

Need to drop someone a little hint about what you really want for the holidays? Make an Etsy treasury list and send them the link. It’s like magic. Just to show you how it’s done, I’ve pulled together a few of my favorite writerly gifts on Etsy. Click here for the full list. 1. The house [...]

Editfication: Revision Tips for Getting Your Work Read & Represented

Please welcome our guest blogger for December, Ricki Schultz! Ricki’s posts are geared towards National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) winners who need to polish their manuscripts, but her tips are something any writer would benefit from reading. Things you need to know about Ricki: She taught high school English before leaping off into the world [...]

(pre)resolved

Ah December, month of top ten lists, prognostication, dress-up parties and drinking and last minute revelry before the New Year inevitably smacks you with the reminder that another year has passed, a whole year, and What Have You Accomplished? Perhaps you’ve accomplished a lot. Now the pressure is on to keep up the good work. [...]

Welcome to December!

Congratulations, you survived November! Maybe I’m alone, but I feel as though November did a number on me. I spent nearly two weeks traveling and another two weeks sick. Fun! With that said, I also had a few exciting milestones. First, inspired by The Write-brained Network, I pulled together a few amazing women I know [...]

I’m a winner!

Hello Inky readers, First, I want to thank Cat Misener for the FABULOUS guest posts she wrote for Inky Fresh Press this month. If you haven’t checked them out, Cat shared her tips for fiction writers looking to make money writing articles. (Click here for post one, post two and post three.) Be sure to [...]

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