The Completion Stage

The past two weeks, I’ve talked about the stages we go through in our writing projects, including the challenges at each stage and ways to keep from derailing. After we have prepared the work-in-progress, let it germinate, worked on it, then deepened and shaped it, we are ready to complete the work. “There is a completion […]

Strong Writers Do This

During the past two years I’ve done more novel critiques than usual. Some have been so-so, some were very good, and a few have already sold. What made the difference between the “very good” stories and the manuscripts that sold? In my opinion, it was the overall strength of the novels. Often the “very good” book […]