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Book Building: The Sandwich Method

Posted by Rachel on February 24, 2012 in characters, hamburger, how-to, plot, structure, writing tips |

Ideas are flooding your head, grasping for your attention during every waking moment and demanding to be written. It’s good that you decided to START your book off on the right foot, but now it’s time to write and you’re stumped. This isn’t regular ole writers block either. This is the fundamental challenge of how […]

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How to Fix the Uh-Oh Moment

Posted by Rachel on February 16, 2012 in how-to, writer's block, writing tips |

Recently I had a conversation with Sarah Higbee (@sjhigbee) about planning. I’ve made it clear before that I am an obsessive planner. I have to outline the plot, the subplots, the character arcs, the whole shebang before I even think to write. And while for those organized folks out there, this style would work, for […]

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START Your Book the Right Way

Posted by Rachel on January 30, 2012 in how-to, outline, writing tips |

Before you even think to write, you have to START. “Well, duh,” you say, huh? Okay, I admit you have a point. You have to start anything to get the ball rolling. But I’m not talking about rushing into your idea all bewildered where half your notes end up in the trash. This tactic is […]

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7 Simple Edits

Posted by Rachel on January 19, 2012 in editing, how-to, writing tips |

Lately, I’ve been an editing fiend so I thought, “What better time than now to share my editing tips?” Yes, you read the correctly, editing tips. Sure, writing tips are helpful for the first run-through or so, but editing is an entirely different animal. And while the material on how to become a better writer […]

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