Self-Editing in Three Steps

Self-editing, like writing, is a process. As such, you—the writer—will have to figure out what process best suits your needs. And there’s only one way to do that, just like there’s only one way to find jeans that fit: keep trying them on until you find something that works for you.

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Clare Wood
These Bestselling NaNoWriMo Authors Will Help You Hit 50,000 Words

It’s almost November, and that means that it’s almost time for NaNoWriMo. For the twenty-first year in a row, writers will challenge themselves to write a novel in just thirty days.

What does writing 50,000 words in a month even look like? One thousand six hundred and sixty seven words per day, to be precise. Whether you stick to a daily word count or plow through at an irregular pace, getting a novel out of your brain and onto the page is a daunting task, especially when the task is compressed into thirty days.

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Anthologies Can Help—and Also Hurt

Anthologies can be a great way for new writers to get their names out there, or for more established writers to jumpstart a flagging career. If you’re in a book of short stories with other writers who might be more well-known than you are, you’ll likely come to the attention of readers who otherwise might not get to know you.

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Clare Wood
Self-Publishing Can Even the Odds

Writers on the precipice of publishing have three choices: self-publishing, traditional publishing, or hybrid publishing, a blend of traditional and self. Every form has its adherents and its detractors, but what matters most is what’s best for you as a writer.

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Clare Wood