by Jeanette Taylor | Oct 19, 2014 | Writing Tips
More on Self-Editing No matter your level of experience, the first draft of a writing project, whether it’s a blog post or a book length manuscript, will need revisions—if not a major overhaul. This is an expansion of ideas presented in an earlier...
by Jeanette Taylor | Sep 21, 2014 | Writing Tips
Peer Writing Critiques Part I: The Process of Self Editing There’s a point where you become blind to the rough spots in your writing. Even the passages of brilliant phrasing are lost on you. It’s time for feedback. And the best kind to get is from a fellow writer, who...
by Jeanette Taylor | Aug 31, 2014 | Writing Tips
Book Review: The Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin Do we fully appreciate our freedom to choose—and to change—our marital status? I suspect not. Claire Tomalin’s biography of Nelly Ternan, a mid-Victorian actress who had a love affair with Charles Dickens,...
by Jeanette Taylor | Aug 11, 2014 | Writing Tips
Getting Set to Write is Like Packing for a Trip Outlining Methods – Part II Here’s some ideas for writers who prefer to use basic structures for organizing their research and ideas as they get set to write a family history, biography or memoir. This offers a light...
by Jeanette Taylor | Aug 1, 2014 | Writing Tips
Create a Plan to Guide Your Writing: Part I Did you see Jocelyn Reekie’s posting (http://thescribes.ca/write-your-book-now-skip-the-outline/) about writing without an outline? Jocelyn is a confirmed “pantster” (working by the seat of her pants). I’m not a full on...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jul 21, 2014 | Book & Movie Reviews, Writing Tips
Books about Writing Creative Nonfiction You’re keen to capture wide readership for your nonfiction writing and you’re intrigued by the buzz around “creative nonfiction”—but you’re not clear about what it is. Some believe it relates to writing that’s ‘largely’...
