How to organize your novel's edits can seem like a complicated question. Use these 6 steps to make things as simple and straightforward as possible.

Editing a book is a critical step in the publishing journey. Learn how to edit a book in this guide, which includes a comprehensive editing checklist!

Savannah is a certified editor and book coach. She helps fiction authors learn how to finish their drafts and write stories that work. If you want to learn how to write a book, come say hello! 👋

Are you writing a fiction novel? Browse the writing tips in the blog post archives to learn how to write a book! #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity

Want to write a story that works? Learn how to plot your novel using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet in this post! (Free worksheet included!) #writingtips

Figuring out how to outline a series may explode your preconceptions about the process and teach you so much more about outlining and storycraft in general.

Before you submit your children's book to publishers learn how to format your children's manuscript first! Here is the easy guide to help you look like an expert.

Want to write a story that works? Learn how to plot your novel using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet in this post! (Free worksheet included!) #writingtips

A handy video shows you how to rescue a soggy book...

Writing a novel is hard, especially if you’ve never done it before. You’ve spent hours researching, building your world and becoming an expert on your…

Creating a scene list changed my novel-writing life, and doing the same will change yours too. Includes examples of the scene lists from famous authors.

If you plan on self-publishing, once you are happy with the actual text of your manuscript, it’s time to format. Even if you have a professional cover and stellar prose, the wrong font or haphazardly labeled chapters look awful and are bound to hurt your sales. I promise that formatting is not as difficult as […]

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What is filler, where is it found, and why is it so corrosive to your story? Here's how to edit out the filler and tighten your book.

Literary fiction writers tend to avoid plot. We’re trained to be plot snobs, focused only on character development and description and point-of-view amongst other things. But your story can’t be plotless. Plot is tension, plot is drama, plot IS story. So we must learn to fuse plot and character seam

Turns out that writing a story a week is even harder than I thought. But with some experimentation, I think I’ve found a way to get it done. Here is a day-by-day plan to write a story in a week.

If you're writing a long story or a novel, a character log is a simple solution to help you track details about your characters that you might find difficult to remember and keep consistent. You'll also find it indispensable when you come to edit!

Take the first step to writing your children’s book story. Get your copy of the children’s book template here to help you get started. Have...

Jami Gold's Writing Worksheets: Help for all writers, from newbies to experts and from plotters to pantsers.

Need help outlining your novel? The Save the Cat! beat sheet subdivides the beginning, middle, and end of a story into 15 beats or plot points...

This tutorial shows your students the universal proofreading marks and how to use them. Plus, you'll get examples and an exercise to reinforce the information.

A comic planner to help you prepare and organize your comic. 10+ templates, charts, and resources to help you start a comic.

Having trouble outlining your book? Use this free BookMap template to get clear on your ideas before you dive in.

If you’re thinking about writing a book, I would bet (a lot of) money that one of the things holding you back is just the sheer size of the project. How many weeks/months/years is this going to take? How do I keep track of what I should be doing next? Can you just give me […]

This editing checklist helps you find and track common errors or weaknesses in your manuscript. Fill it in yourself, or send it on to beta readers!

Use this simple blueprint to revise your story scenes into compelling moments of discovery and decision. Comes with step-by-step recipe card for you to try.

Learn how to use the "Three-Act Structure" to write a powerful, round-up novel.

Learning how to a scene will change your writing practice. In this post, I'll show you how to write a well-structured scene using the '5 Commandments of Storytelling.'

There are a lot of components to a story that an author must think about while creating their story. This week we will take a look at plot holes . First I will tell you what a plot hole is and then I will show you examples from real stories (yes, there are famous plot holes out there).

What if your novel is too short? Using Rowling’s outline method, you can identify and fill in the holes in your story.

The hero's journey is the classic set up and plot progression of story telling. I find that this method of plotting makes the perfect skeleton for an outline.

Opening scenes are often written first and edited so many times, that after a while it’s easy to overlook the fact that they may no longer be the best choice, and that there may be more effective ways to begin your story. How well does your opening scene… Grab the reader’s attention? Introduce the main…

To survive your second draft, you can’t tackle everything at once! Instead, you need something to focus on, specifically your novel’s structure.

Skeleton drafting is the technique you can use to plot intricate, action-packed, emotionally charged books quickly as a fiction author.

I would love to introduce you to the epic tool that has revolutionized my author life over the past several years: Trello.

Learn how to write a novel and how to publish your book with writing advice and professional editing for fiction authors from an experienced freelance editor.

How to Make a Coloring Book: Turn your family photos into fun kids' coloring books for free! This simple tutorial will teach you how to turn any photograph into black and white outlines that you can print out at home. What better way to keep your kids entertained on a…