As we all know, there are more ways to make a mess of your manuscript than angels on the head of a pin. So I’m not going to try to hit them all here, just some of the main ones I see crop up repeatedly in the work of fresh,… Read more“5 Pickles to Write Yourself Into”
Tag: Fiction Writing Advice
The Bootstrapping Writer—the Secret at the Core of Competency: guest post on Storyfix
Many of you are already familiar with Larry Brooks’ site, Storyfix, where he teaches writers through his theory of the Six Core Competencies. When he invited me to write this guest post for him I did a little reading up to see where he’s coming from and learned he’s not… Read more“The Bootstrapping Writer—the Secret at the Core of Competency: guest post on Storyfix”
Self-Editing at the Story Level
It’s Brooks Week here at A. Victoria Mixon, Editor, with Larry Brooks of Storyfix. Larry is a critically-acclaimed bestselling author of four psychological thrillers and writing instructor, with his recent release Story Engineering: Understanding The Six Core Competencies of Successful Writing. His following on Storyfix is impressive—those guys gave him… Read more“Self-Editing at the Story Level”
5 Qualities of a Successful Tech Writer: guest post on Make a Living Writing
In keeping with Tice Week, I have a guest post up on Carol’s blog, Make a Living Writing. Now, I know you guys are used to thinking of me as a fiction editor, probably because I keep writing all those posts about fiction. But that’s only after I went through… Read more“5 Qualities of a Successful Tech Writer: guest post on Make a Living Writing”
4 Great Reasons You Shouldn’t Ditch Your Writing Blog
It’s Morales Week at A. Victoria Mixon, Editor, with Ollin Morales of {Courage 2 Create}. Ollin is another Top 10 Blogger for Writers, an aspiring novelist recording the progress of writing his first novel. He’s young, he’s passionate, he’s writing. And today he’s talking about the online writing community. GUEST… Read more“4 Great Reasons You Shouldn’t Ditch Your Writing Blog”
Interview & Review
Frequent commenter Shane Arthur of Editing Hacks interviewed me for his series on editors. Thank you, Shane! Now you all must hie yourselves on over there and make sure I’m telling the truth (not you clients, though—you guys’ll out me). And Helen Gallagher of Blogcritics.com has reviewed The Art &… Read more“Interview & Review”
My 4 Most Inspirational Posts of the Past Year
I’m not here this week—I’m busy getting old elsewhere—so instead of a new post I’m going to point you guys toward my four most inspirational posts of the past year: 5 Things to Celebrate About Finishing Your First Draft 21 Things You Writers Know That Non-Writers Don’t 7 Reasons To… Read more“My 4 Most Inspirational Posts of the Past Year”
Making the Most of Procrastination: guest post on The Renegade Writer
In keeping with Formichelli Week, I’ve got a post up today on Linda’s site, The Renegade Writer Blog. You guys procrastinate—I know you do. For how long? Join us today for Making the Most of Procrastination.
How to Break Up With Your Writing
It’s Formichelli Week on A. Victoria Mixon, Editor, with a guest post from Linda Formichelli of the Renegade Writer Blog. I first met Linda two years ago when I was a member of an online critique group (scoping out the current state of peer critiquing among fiction writers—ye gods!) and… Read more“How to Break Up With Your Writing”
Beyond the Most Common Fiction Mistakes: guest post on The Creative Penn
In keeping with Penn Week, today I’m going to send you all on over to my guest post on Joanna’s site, The Creative Penn. You all read The 4 Most Common Mistakes Fiction Editors See, yes? Well, today learn the mistakes we see even from the pros: Beyond the Most… Read more“Beyond the Most Common Fiction Mistakes: guest post on The Creative Penn”