The Writer's Workout

Learn how self-editing can transform your fiction.

Learn about self-editing and how it can improve your writing process.

It’s been said that love and hate are two sides of the same coin. Both are intense emotions. Both are characterized by passion. They even activate similar areas of the brain.  But they don’t mean the same thing, of course. “Love” reflects feelings of deep affection or pleasure in doing something, while “hate” suggests an equal level of animosity. So this begs the question: Is it possible to experience these seemingly conflicting feelings at the same time? If you’re neurodiver

Learn about the different stages of editing during the revision process.

Distance before revision I wrote the first draft of my first novel just out of high school, right on the cusp of 19. I was young, inspired, and profoundly enamored with writing. It all started out with just a feeling: the grief that comes with unrequited love. From this one driving emotion flourished several characters whose voices and personalities wove their way into the pages of my story.  At the time, I felt prepared. I had read my genre voraciously. I had planned the tim

Before you were a writer, you were a reader. Most children learn the art of reading before they ever touch a pencil, let alone string...

Revision can be a daunting task that seems endless. Changing a piece that you have worked so hard on can be emotionally taxing and...