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Gems: Editing That Diamond. Rough Draft to Polished Manuscript. Part I

writerpatty | June 10, 2009

Coming to the end of a rough draft is an exhilarating process. Knowing that you can do it, that you have done it, that you have created a complete novel is something that does not get old, even after completing many novels. No matter how good you get at the writing process, every rough draft [...]

Gems: More on Prose and Narration. Writing Good Sentences

writerpatty | June 2, 2009

We have explored tense, point of view and imagery. In this article, we will discuss good sentences and how to make them work together to create narration that flows. While you are writing your rough draft, I suggest that you do not concern yourself with sentence structure, but with getting the story down as you [...]