When the reality of the need to be more than a one-trick pony sinks in for an author, the pressure mounts. How can you write fast enough (and well enough at the same time) to make a living at it? Maybe you’re trying to fit writing in around a day job/life. Maybe you’ve given up […]
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Next SkipJack Retreat Announcement!
October 7-9, 2016 “Just Do It” Writers Retreat (Focus: Finishing, Revising, and Doing It Again) Join award-winning, best-selling author Pamela Fagan Hutchins in the Texas Hill Country—only 1.5 hours from Houston and Austin—for a two-day weekend writer’s retreat. “A breakthrough weekend for me.” David Welling “I learned an enormous amount of useful information in a short […]
Revise or Die Trying: Tips and Techniques
Revising Your Drafts As Presented at Comicpalooza 2014, Houston, Texas Thoughts from Moderator Author Pamela Fagan Hutchins Draft v. Rewrite v. Revision v. Editing (Pamela’s working definitions) Draft: Your original work from once upon a time to the end. Rewrite: Your first draft was so bad that you have to redo major elements of […]