Why You Should Plan your #NaNoWriMo Story in Advance #writetip
Over the years I’ve discovered the hard way that planning a story is the difference between a smooth writing experience and one...
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Rewriting vs. Editing
I recently took a class on rewriting that gave me deeper insights into some of the things I’m already doing, and suggestions to...
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Welcome to Smooth Draft
Smooth Draft can write, edit, or proofread your fiction or non-fiction. We’ll take your rough draft and smooth it out. Whether...
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Lessons Learned: Speech tags speak louder than words
That should probably be “more loudly,” (assuming speech tags could speak) but I’ll stick with the well-known phrase even...
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Lessons Learned: Why Beta-reading Is Not Editing
When I mention my editing business, I often hear writers say, “I don’t need that. I have beta readers. Why should I pay you...
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Lessons Learned: How to WOW an Editor
By EM Lynley I can’t guarantee you’ll get a contract–that’s up to a lot of other factors–but you will...
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