Writing Tips – Page 4 – Melissa Caruso

Revising in Phases

I used to try to do all my revisions in one pass. I’d gather all my feedback from CPs and beta readers, plus my own notes, and pull everything into in one document in the order the issues appeared in the book. Then I’d go through from start to finish and try to fix everythingContinue reading “Revising in Phases”

(Not) Doing the Dumb Thing

Last night, I basically had this conversation with my main character: Me: I need you to do this thing. MC: Hell no. That’s stupid. Why would I do that? Me: Well, you can’t deny you want to do it. MC: Sure, but it’s risky and dumb. No thanks. Me: It’s OK. I promise nothing badContinue reading “(Not) Doing the Dumb Thing”