You might have heard of the revision tip: kill your darlings. What does that even mean? And, must you do it? When it comes to the…
Editing is demanding, frustrating, and essential to good novels (and short stories, and news pieces, and flash fiction, and…). Regardless of whether or not you work…
Spring cleaning reveals a lot about how we live and work. It also presents opportunities for freshened prose and strengthened habits. Scrubbing up sentences and clearing…
Today’s Ask Inkitt Question: My book started out strong, but now I’m stuck in the middle. Do you have any tips to help get me going…
Writing Fight Scenes that Hit the Mark
It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a merry band of word warriors to turn a first draft into a great book.…
You’ve given them notebooks, posters, snarky t-shirts, and fingerless gloves as a gift. You’ve hunted down ornaments, nick-knacks, and bumper stickers for authors. The internet will…
No one wants to send their manuscript to an editor cold turkey. You’re human. You make mistakes. If no one else has answered a few questions…
As “first day of school” photos start flooding social media, it’s a sure sign that summer is unofficially over. Even though it’ll nearly be a month…
If you’re writing a novel manuscript, chances are word count is something you’re very conscious of. Some writers use word count metrics to set goals for…