So how do you edit your book? Each author has their own method of madness, but many would agree that these steps are critical:
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Show me the glint of light
Descriptions make or break writing.
Hakawati Jinn – Chapter One
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Revision is re-envisioning
There's nothing akin to the agony of editing your book. This suffering goes beyond the whole "kill your darlings" because, at least for me, I'll gladly kill my darlings if it means saving my book.
Hakawati Jinn – Chapter Four
I'm working on a new book and want YOUR feedback! Each week, I'll post a new chapter, and want you to provide your thoughts, opinions, feeling, and feedback on the chapter.
I wrote a book!
(but it's not published...yet!) Mistlyn is published in full on Wattpad.com and I've entered it into Wattys 2019 awards! The only way thirteen-year-old Mistlyn can bring her dead village back to life is by going with a conniving Jinn to the world of the dead, the Realm of Mote. The only survivors of their burned … Continue reading I wrote a book!
My manuscript, well, sucks
Right now, I'm editing one of my newest books. And it's horrible. The work isn't what's horrible, it's the writing that is. I feel like my work falls so short of my standards, or other readers' standards, and others haven't even read the book! I also feel like I'm not a good writer and I'm deluding myself … Continue reading My manuscript, well, sucks
Reading Between the Dunes 