Self-Editing Resources

The Internet is a never-ending resource of savvy writing advice, instruction, and help. Here is a copious list of sites offering tips, editing tools, tricks, and techniques for both established authors as well as aspiring writers seeking to find an agent and get published. Check back often, I'll update with new sites that I discover. 

 

Some of my favorite sites and blogs to visit 
whenever I need help or inspiration:

Fiction Writing Tools: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CHWFYL

Revision: Character 

http://ccyager.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/revision-character/

Character Questionnaires  

http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/106

Joslyn Pine on Editing Fiction 

http://www.creative-writing-now.com/editing-fiction.html

*Self-publishing? Check out this awesome book formatting site, BOOKOW 

http://www.bookow.com

Story Structure and Revision Checklist 

http://writtenwyrdd.typepad.com/writtenwyrdd/2010/09/story-structure-and-revision-checklist.html

Revising Your Novel by James Scott Bell 

http://www.wherethemapends.com/special_features/Bell_Revising.htm

Plot Revision for Novel Writers 

http://jenniferjensen.suite101.com/plot-revision-a72339.html.

Revising Plot–Scene by Scene 

http://www.routinesforwriters.com/2009/01/23/revising-plot-scene-by-scene/

Write & Rewrite: Plot 

http://www.lisaeckstein.com/2011/07/write-rewrite-plot.html

Revision Tips, part One–Using Your Plot Diagrams as Working Drawings 

http://deescribewriting.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/revision-tips-part-one-using-your-plot-diagram-as-a-working-drawing/

Revising Your Novel by James Scott Bell

http://www.wherethemapends.com/special_features/Bell_Revising.htm 

Ack! My group members disagree about my WIP. What do I do? 

http://vivascriva.com/tag/revision/

Using the Elements of Fiction to Create Pacing in Your Novel
http://literarycornercafe.blogspot.com/2011/02/writing-tips-using-elements-of-fiction.html

Weaving Subplots into Your Novel
http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/subplots.html

How to Balance Action, Narrative and Dialog  

http://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles/by-writing-goal/write-first-chapter-get-started/how-to-balance-action-narrative-and-dialogue-in-your-novel

Great Blog Post on Writing Dialogue

http://theeditorsblog.net/2010/12/08/punctuation-in-dialogue/

Setting: “Where am I” And why should I care?”

http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/using-setting-description/

Setting and atmosphere 

http://www.revisionworld.co.uk/node/9032

Using Setting & Description in Creative, Yet Crucial Ways 

http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/40-FE3-SettingDescription.html

Sensory Details Put Reader On-Location 

http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/stronger-setting-details/

Setting as Character

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/fiction/2004/12/setting_as_char.html

Describing a Character

http://www.writeshop.com/article3.htm

Tips for writing in First Person POV

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/firstpov.html

Advice on Writing a Novel and Revision

http://www.darkwaves.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/

Writing Deep Point of View

http://wow-womenonwriting.com/downloads/articles/14-MelissaJames/14-articles-edpt4.html

Emotional Depth: Deep Point of View

http://www.autocrit.com/websitepublisher/articles/12/1/Emotional-Depth-4-Deep-Point-of-View/Page1.html

Deep POV in 5 minutes or less

http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/content.php?481-CRAFT-SHOT-Deep-POV

Over and Overused Words

http://terryodell.blogspot.com/2011/02/over-and-over-and-overused-words.html

*AutoCrit Novel Editing Online Software

http://www.autocrit.com/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=109

17 Reasons a Manuscript is Rejected

http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/17-reasons-book-manuscripts-are-rejected/

The Reason Editors Reject Manuscripts

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/reject.html

Three Reasons an Agent Rejects Your Pages

http://kidlit.com/2010/10/29/guest-blog-three-reasons-sambuchino/

What do you mean, most submissions are rejected on page 1? http://www.annemini.com/?p=2158

Why Manuscripts Get Rejected by Literary Agents

http://christiekoester.blogspot.com/2011/04/why-manuscripts-get-rejected-by.html\

“Rhetorical Questions” Blog Post by BookEnds, LLC, literary agency

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/07/rhetorical-questions.html

Writing Three-Dimensional Characters

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewArticle.asp?id=12513

Building Three-Dimensional Characters

http://members.cox.net/cflynn11/articles_tips1.html

How to Create Three-Dimensional Characters

http://girlswithpens.com/2011/06/09/how-to-create-three-dimensional-characters/

Writing Description:

http://worddreams.wordpress.com/category/descriptors/

Tastes, Smells, Sights, Sounds, And Touchy-feely Things

http://thedabblingmum.com/writing/fiction/arline07.htm

Creating Memorable Characters

http://www.writing-world.com/fiction/characters.shtml

Creating Realistic Characters

http://www.windriverpublishing.com/Information/creating_characters

Building a Strong Plot

http://www.windriverpublishing.com/Information/tips_building_plot

LONG List of Writing Resources

http://www.midwestbookreview.com/bookbiz/writers.htm

Developing Characters

http://www.windriverpublishing.com/Information/developing_characters

Fiction Writers First Line Generator

http://funstuff.pantomimepony.co.uk/writers-first-lines.htm

Kiersten Writes

http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/

Revision Checklist

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/06/revision-checklist.html

Ponder, Polish, Perfect: How to Successfully Revise 

http://adventuresinagentland.blogspot.com/2011/05/ponder-polish-perfect-how-to.html

Best Post I've ever read on Revision 

http://www.cherylklein.com/id21.html 

Author Book Cover, Blog, and Website Design

http://parajunkee.net/

Helping Writers Become Authors
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/

Live. Write. Thrive.
http://www.livewritethrive.com/

Positive Writer
http://www.positivewriter.com

List of the Best Writing Blogs 2014 
http://positivewriter.com/top-25-writing-blogs/ 

Writers Helping Writers
http://writershelpingwriters.net/

 

I have included a list of services that I offer authors to help them along their creative journey. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Developmental Editing: https://tinyurl.com/2s3krtfj 

Discreet Ghostwriting Services: https://bit.ly/3QESgBI

The Plot Coven (Custom Plots): https://bit.ly/3U8uWOa 

The Plot Coven Facebook group (Premade Plots & Concepts): https://bit.ly/3U7G121

Book Marketing Services: https://bit.ly/3G8Q5A5

Promotional graphics (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.): https://bit.ly/3wmYHRJ 

The Cover Coven (premade & custom book covers): https://tinyurl.com/2xmmj7t2

The Cover Coven Facebook group (monthly cover sales): https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecovercoven/thecovercoven 

Fiction Writing Tools series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CHWFYL

Fun & Inspiring Creative Writer Notebooks: https://bookcover-designs.blogspot.com/p/writer-notebooks.html 

Wishing you lots of prosperity, creativity, and positivity!