I’m going to state right off the bat that I am not a fan of writing in the first person. I’ll explain why in this post. First of all, first person point of view is writing your story with “I.”…
How to Develop Characters for Your Story
I’m a big fan of character-driven stories, meaning I’m a big fan of taking the time to develop characters for your story before plot. If you come up with a plot and then try to make characters fit, it reads…
Game of Thrones Review Round-up
So, rather than do a comprehensive analysis of the final season of Game of Thrones when many people have done it better, and I have nothing to contribute, I’ve decided to do a round-up of my favorite takes. I will…
When to Use an Adverb
First, let’s make sure we’re all clear on what exactly an adverb is. An adverb is a word that modifies an adjective or a verb. So, in the sentence, “he said softly,” “softly” is the adverb. Basically, any word that…
Avengers: Endgame and Women
I cannot believe we have to talk about this again. We talked about it when Infinity War came out, and we talked about it after Deadpool 2. We’re gonna talk about it again, but we’ll go in a slightly different…
What is Developmental Editing?
If you’ve checked out my services page (which I hope you have), you’ll notice that I offer something called developmental editing. But what exactly is developmental editing? And how does it differ from copy editing or proofreading?