Tag Archives: Jean Chastel
The New Prologue After Previous Edits
If you have been following my blog this week, I have been showing a few examples of my editing process using the prologue to a paranormal thriller I’m working on (currently called Unleashed). On Monday, I posted the working prologue … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, author, beast of gevaudan, editing, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, Gévaudan, guardian angel, Jean Chastel, La Bête, M. B. Weston, publishing, speaker, warfare, writing
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Writing & Editing: Find and Eliminate Useless Verbs
Nothing can let the air out of a great sentence like a boring, flat verb. Unfortunately, we writers tend to love boring verbs–especially the “being” verbs, and our sentences suffer for it. The best way to fix a flat sentence? … Continue reading
Posted in Editing Your Work, The World of Writing, The Writing Process
Tagged angel, author, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, Gévaudan, guardian angel, Jean Chastel, La Bête, M. B. Weston, Passive voice, publishing, speaker, Verb, warfare, writing
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Writing & Editing: Find & Eliminate Stupid Words
First, I must apologize for not blogging for a while. I got bogged down both with traveling to two conventions in two weeks and with the Thanksgiving holiday. I’ve also put myself on an intense deadline to get my latest … Continue reading
Posted in Editing Your Work, The Writing Process
Tagged angel, author, beast of gevaudan, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, Gévaudan, guardian angel, Jean Chastel, La Bête, M. B. Weston, publishing, speaker, warfare, writing
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