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. :)
Learning from other authors can help you at any stage to become a better writer. Writers learn from other writers so reading becomes very important. I love reading whenever I can because it reminds me of the journey I want to take my readers on. What to look for as you read What did you […]
Sometimes I feel like the rough draft is the longest stage in the writing-a-book process. It’s all brand new stuff that’s trying to get out of my head at once. Then I realize that sooner I can get the first draft out, the sooner the revision process can begin. But that draft has to be […]
I think every writer has thought about being a best seller, whether it’s New York Times (I’m not there, yet, myself), Amazon, top of the category, or whatever. It’s social proof in a way that says we’re good writers, or at the very least we’re someone who’s told a good story. But I DID hit […]
I’ll be honest. One of my ongoing struggles as a writer is perfectly describing the setting. It’s mainly because I like to keep things simple and get straight to the point. I’ve read works in high school and in college that has writers describing the setting for pages before saying anything that moves the plot […]
