Shelved Stories
Today, I’m thinking about shelved stories. Those lonely ideas you treasured once upon a time that are now stuck in a state of completion but are no longer relevant. Maybe they couldn’t make it when you queried, or couldn’t catch an eye on sub, perhaps they’re the stories your readers and writing friends thought needed […]
Now What?
The End. Now what? After you’ve finished writing and readers have reviewed your work, it’s time to evaluate the next step. The feedback you’ve received and the criticism of your project will probably be a whole host of things that cause stress and anxiety. Mainly: how do I know what to fix? Interpreting these notes […]
Mastering PitchWars
Yay! You’ve won PitchWars! You were chosen by a mentor and everything is awesome, right? WRONG. No, just kidding, it is pretty awesome! But the work has only just begun. There’s two-ish months between now and the showcase and there’s a lot left to do. When I was a mentee in PW14, I honestly had […]
Rachel Rewrites
Writing is rewriting is rewriting Drafting is great, sure, but editing has always been my favorite part of the writing process…until recently. With my current project, I encountered my first ever need to *gasp* rewrite. Not write more. Write the same things again, but better. All my editing prior to this was essentially adding meat […]
Pitch Wars Mentee 2014
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