Tag: revising

Editing: Make Your Stories Shine Workshop

SpotlightFebruary 6, 2013567Views 0Likes 0Comments

Good writing requires good editing, and putting pen to paper is just the beginning. It's time to take your writing from promising to polished! Editing: Make Your Stories Shine Workshop March 16, 2013 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Lake Fairview, Orlando, FL You have a heap of stories in front of you. You've worked long and hard to get…

Writing with photographs, part two

Love to WriteOctober 15, 2012934Views 0Likes 0Comments

In last week’s post on Writing with Photographs, we talked about ways to look at photographs—how to systematically examine the photograph’s physical characteristics, inventory the image, listen for the story the picture has to tell and answer the basic who-what-where-when-why-how questions. Now, let’s focus our attention on what to do with the information gleaned from…

Remembering, drafting, editing, proofreading, sharing

Love to WriteSeptember 24, 2012630Views 0Likes 0Comments

What do you see in this title? A brief description of the writing process? Yes, but what else? All the words end in ing? Right. So, what?I love ing words. They often help create a rhythm and a cadence that is pleasing to my ear. They move my sentences merrily along in a babbling brook…

Improve your writing in a feedback group

Love to WriteJuly 12, 2012673Views 0Likes 0Comments

People sit around table. With pencil in hand and pages before them, they follow along as someone reads an excerpt from his or her life story. A discussion follows: I liked how you described this person. Your dialogue is well written. You might want to vary the structure of your sentences in this paragraph. I’d…

Hook ‘em…

Love to WriteJuly 5, 2012512Views 0Likes 0Comments

Hook 'em ... Your first sentence or two can make or break the story. It can entice your reader to keep going or convince him to go take a nap, so it’s important to put time and effort into constructing a great opening. But, and this is a big but, work on your opening after you’ve…

A great new editing tool

Love to WriteJune 25, 2012368Views 0Likes 0Comments

All writers have blind spots. We have our pets—favorite words, clichés, overused phrases, excessive adverbs—that we read right over when reviewing our stories. So, what’s the big deal? I love the word just. I can use just over and over again, and it sounds just fine to me. The problem is that the reader often trips…

How do I know when I’m finished writing my story?

Love to WriteMay 18, 2012508Views 0Likes 0Comments

A couple of times this week, students asked me, “How do I know when I’m finished writing a story?” Good question. That’s one I’ve asked myself many times. Unfortunately, there’s no one right answer to this inquiry. Sorry. I once had a professor, Dr. Lezlie Laws, who said, “You never really finish a piece. You…