Editing is sooooo easy. That’s what everyone says, especially after they hear the investment required to have their work properly edited. How hard can it be? You simply need to download Grammarly and start writing, but there’s more to it! No great idea or collection of ideas should ever go without being viewed by a second set of eyes, and a different perspective other than yours.
Hilary addresses why the editor or publisher is there to help you. She also talks about why you can’t lose your conversational edge. Hilary discusses figuring out how your characters are going to speak. What will their personality be? Understanding why you need to be clear and honest with what you want in your book or story. Hilary shares a few tips on how to improve your character development and your writing.
She also talks about inflection which is a way to change the form of a word to express the mood, person, tense, etc. People are not going to listen to you if you change the way you speak or tell a story. It all comes naturally when writing.
How do you speak?
Do you use profanity?
Do you have a lisp?
Are you a quiet speaker?
#WriteOn!
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You’ve already lived what you’ve experienced.
It’s time to write it to life!
See you on the next episode!
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This post was previously published on J.Hil Creative.
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