You may not know everything you need to know — yet — to make
your dream your truth. But you can learn, and...
"I always thought you revised a novel by starting on the first page and tweaking words until you got to the end, except every time I began I read from the start and kept tweaking words to make them perfect. I never reached the end. It didn’t help me find and fix if my story was broken either.
"Holly’s revision course showed me a saner method of revising that actually gets me through to the end with a working story and loving every word of it."
"I met my current protagonist in Holly’s Screen Exercise, and he came out of NOWHERE. I hadn't had any inkling he existed, even though he was on my 'Sweet Spot Map' all along. He was so exciting I put aside all other projects and focused on him.
"Three hundred pages later, he proved so terrific that I planned a five-book series for him. Now, two books are published, #3 is forthcoming, and #4 is in draft.
"And it was Holly who taught me how to write and publish them.”
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"Learning how to write strong flash fiction has given me the ability to create complete, finished works -- something that often eludes me in my procrastination-filled, ADHD life.
"Knowing that I can create and develop new characters AND tell their stories in so few words is more fulfilling than I would have expected! And having a phenomenal, supportive community of fellow writers who offer feedback and understand what I'm dealing with when I post about my struggles is the best part of this site and these courses."
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"Stories captured me at a young age but the advice of others drove me to a 'real' career.
"With Holly's clear and clean instructions at the art and science of revision, as well as her other offerings, I can see my way forward into a career as an author with professional grade versions of the stories that I have been writing.
"The direct help of Holly and other people on the forums make that journey interesting and fun."
"I had no idea how much you were going to reveal about the way you, a real honest-to-God published writer, write and come up with ideas and revise; I have always wanted to see that and you are the only one who's ever done that, that I'm aware of. :)"
The only writing dream that will ever come true is the one you make happen!
You’ve promised yourself, “Someday…"
Dreams will wait. Reality won’t.
You may not know everything you need to know — yet — to make
your dream your truth. But you can learn, and...
"I always thought you revised a novel by starting on the first page and tweaking words until you got to the end, except every time I began I read from the start and kept tweaking words to make them perfect. I never reached the end. It didn’t help me find and fix if my story was broken either.
"Holly’s revision course showed me a saner method of revising that actually gets me through to the end with a working story and loving every word of it."
"I met my current protagonist in Holly’s Screen Exercise, and he came out of NOWHERE. I hadn't had any inkling he existed, even though he was on my 'Sweet Spot Map' all along. He was so exciting I put aside all other projects and focused on him.
"Three hundred pages later, he proved so terrific that I planned a five-book series for him. Now, two books are published, #3 is forthcoming, and #4 is in draft.
"And it was Holly who taught me how to write and publish them.”
www.tomvetterbooks.com
"Learning how to write strong flash fiction has given me the ability to create complete, finished works -- something that often eludes me in my procrastination-filled, ADHD life.
"Knowing that I can create and develop new characters AND tell their stories in so few words is more fulfilling than I would have expected! And having a phenomenal, supportive community of fellow writers who offer feedback and understand what I'm dealing with when I post about my struggles is the best part of this site and these courses."
jlhwillard.wordpress.com
"Stories captured me at a young age but the advice of others drove me to a 'real' career.
"With Holly's clear and clean instructions at the art and science of revision, as well as her other offerings, I can see my way forward into a career as an author with professional grade versions of the stories that I have been writing.
"The direct help of Holly and other people on the forums make that journey interesting and fun."
"I had no idea how much you were going to reveal about the way you, a real honest-to-God published writer, write and come up with ideas and revise; I have always wanted to see that and you are the only one who's ever done that, that I'm aware of. :)"
The only writing dream that will ever come true is the one you make happen!
You’ve promised yourself, “Someday…"
Dreams will wait. Reality won’t.
I get some questions in my mailbox that just HAVE to go out to a wider audience than the person asking them, and this question from Shanice is a perfect example. She writes:
Dear Holly,
I am a beginning writer, who on the recommendation of a friend of mine, subscribed up to your “Holly’s Tip” email…
In my editing travels, I come across some issues more than others. Below is a list of the more common things I need to address, in no particular order.
Adverbs after commas. I don’t believe in many absolute grammar rules, but this is one of them. I’m talking about things like this: “I don’t know,” he said, somberly ...
The biggest cause of misery for writers who have not succeeded (and one of the biggest causes of writers giving up in despair and quitting altogether) is this:
Most writers think they have set goals when in fact they have embraced expectations.
Goals are NOTHING like expectations. The former will get you ...
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