Today, I thought it would be a good idea to show you how I pre-edit my novel for my editor and how you can too. In this short 16 minute video I teach how to self edit your novel as well as get an inside look as to how I edited When Love Hurts so please, have a look.
Hello, my name is Shaquanda Dalton and welcome to Learnasyouwrite.com! I'm from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graudated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in Creative Writing. I fell in love with writing at the age nine and love it till this day. :)
This week on the blog I started a character development theme aimed to help you improve on developing important characters in your novel. In this post I will be sharing my ways to create an antagonist that is believable, realistic, and a genuine threat to your protagonist. Why? Antagonists gives the story conflict and without […]
Here’s the thing. You can’t write a good fictional story without knowing the basic facts about your characters. If you don’t know, how can you expect your readers to know? I love reading fiction and if I really love the main characters I want to know all I can about them because it makes the […]
In this video I give you practical tips to help build your confidence you need to write today. I’ve written a blog post here that goes into further detail that you can also check out. Can’t see the video? Click this link to YouTube here. Authors and Blogs to check out: Joanna Penn from TheCreativePenn.com Joe […]
What is slang? Slang is something that you would say to your best friend. It’s a way of talking that gets your message across quicker and sometimes even ‘cooler’. Some slang words or phrases include but aren’t limited to: Finna– about to Ain’t– isn’t Gonna– going to Bro– brother, friend Cuz– cousin, because Dope– cool […]
