Writing Careers Begin and End with Purpose

Taking Stock

Every year businesses have taxes to pay and stock inventory to take.

Artists also need to take stock: not only of their supplies, but of everything they invest into their art. So, I’m taking stock… of my writing. I ask myself:

What is my purpose in life and how is the writing a part of it?

GOD has called me to be a Watchman.

If you’re not sure what that is (and it took me a while to work it out), you can think of Nehemiah Read more “Writing Careers Begin and End with Purpose” →

Best Practices for Self-Editing

Sarah Tun

Writing is a joy, and sometimes a battle. But the bigger battle (at least for me) is the editing. It’s always best, I recommend, to write-write-write, and to leave the editing until you’ve finished your Draft. Otherwise, you can spend eternity on Chapter 1 and never finish the story!

Once you DO finish a draft…. yes sadly 🙁 , you must edit.)

I find, the best way to edit my work is to leave it alone for a while (a week, a month) and then when I do come back to it, I read it out loud. My ear tells me what my eyes have otherwise missed. I am listening for the following… Read more “Best Practices for Self-Editing” →