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In On Writing, Stephen King famously encourages writers to “kill their darlings.” This advice is...
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Killing Your Darlings: Learning to Love Ruthless Editing
In On Writing, Stephen King famously encourages writers to “kill their darlings.” This advice is intended to make writers less precious about their writing and be willing to cut content that isn’t serving the overall book. But how do you know what constitutes a...
Diagnosing Dialogue: How to Craft Crackling Conversations
Deft dialogue makes readers fall in love with a character (or love to hate them!) … but how do you write compelling conversations in fiction? Despite the fact that we have conversations every day, writing dialogue in a narrative is a different beast entirely. How does...
Why Self-Editing Is a Skill All Writers Should Develop
Few things are as satisfying for writers than typing “The End” when they finish their manuscripts. In reality, this milestone is merely the beginning of a new phase of creating a good book: self-editing. This crucial phase of the drafting project has a huge...
A golden moment for Canadian independent publishers
As the publication begins its journey into 2025, I am very excited to announce that the year has started off golden for Canadian Independent Publishers. At the end of 2024, I received amazing news: the publication was named a finalist in three categories for the...
Killing Your Darlings: Learning to Love Ruthless Editing
In On Writing, Stephen King famously encourages writers to “kill their...
Diagnosing Dialogue: How to Craft Crackling Conversations
Deft dialogue makes readers fall in love with a character (or love to hate...
Why Self-Editing Is a Skill All Writers Should Develop
Few things are as satisfying for writers than typing “The End” when they...
A golden moment for Canadian independent publishers
As the publication begins its journey into 2025, I am very excited to announce...
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