by David Colin Carr | Jul 30, 2013 | Editing, Uncategorized, Writing
I think it might be interesting to know what my feedback on a piece of writing might look like. As I work up an estimate, I often make notes about the patterns I see that will need to be revised. These might function as a guide for the writer to edit their piece...
by David Colin Carr | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
I have a client who developed an outline for her novel a couple of months ago. It has a lot of single action short chapters. Today I received an email from her: I’m stuck. I was writing three chapters a week before I went home for vacation. And I want to set a goal of...
by David Colin Carr | Jul 16, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
To make every word count, weigh its capacity to either carry the story forward or invoke a setting or atmosphere. Note the word “invoke.” Rather than telling your reader what to feel, trust her to feel what is evoked out of her own experience. It is possible she’ll...
by David Colin Carr | Jul 9, 2013 | Editing, Uncategorized
Unfortunately, the term editors is often assumed by writers with manuscripts to sell (as well as by the organizers of writers conferences) to mean acquisition editors. These are a writer’s first contact with a publishing house. Their job is to screen submissions for...
by David Colin Carr | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
CONTEXT (why I’m writing, or what situation I want to bring attention to): I’m riffing off a blog piece by my colleague Joel Friedlander, TheBookDesigner, on (TOPIC:) learning sequence. People’s minds tend to process information in sequential patterns, so writers need...
