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Line Editing Made Simple: 5 Days To More Polished Pages
Does the thought of editing your book seem overwhelming? If your manuscript could use trimming and polishing, sign up for this free mini email course. It features bite-sized concepts and assignments to help you kick-start your line editing. Learn quick, simple tips that will make a big difference in your writing.

Free Facebook Group & Book Blurb Toolkit
Join the Shortcuts for Writers Facebook group, an international community of beginner, intermediate, and advanced writers. You’ll find a friendly supportive community focused on the craft of writing and editing; weekly prompts; an extensive library of blog posts, videos, and podcasts; informative Facebook lives; and guest workshops. You can also download the free guide, 7 Simple Steps to Nailing Your Book Blurb in Unit 1.

Free Character-Naming Guide
Download this informative guide on questions to ask yourself when naming your characters. Includes a list of amazing websites to help you find the perfect names to fit your book’s genre or era.
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Behind The Rewrite With Liesel K Hill: Making Sentences Less Passive
I see a lot of writers who need to learn the logistics of making sentences less passive. In this Behind the Rewrite, Liesel K Hill explains why limiting passive voice is important and how she approached line editing her fantasy novel Dragon Magic. Since Liesel is both...

Behind The Rewrite With Clarissa Gosling – How To Increase Word Count In A Novel
How do you increase the word count in a novel when the book is too short? In today's Behind the Rewrite, author Clarissa Gosling gives us a glimpse into how she fleshed out her YA fantasy Dragon Shift during the editing process. Writing too short is an issue that many...

Gifts For Friends Who Love Writing, Work From Home, Or Yourself!
I'm excited to announce that I have a brand new Amazon Influencer store featuring books and products for writers and entrepreneurs. They make great gifts for friends who love writing or who work from home—or for yourself! You'll find journals, business planners,...

Discover The Ultimate Resource On Body Language For Writers
If you're tired of conjuring up fresh ways to describe a gaze, smile, or sigh in your fiction, then I've got a resource on nonverbal communication and body language for writers that you might be interested in! I just released the Energize Your Writing Toolkit: Cheat...

Behind The Rewrite With @JudyPenzSheluk: Varied Words Aren’t Always a Given
When I read Judy Penz Sheluk's Behind the Rewrite post, I chuckled as boy, does it ring true! We all have crutch words and phrases that we rely on when we're talking to others. It drives me crazy when I listen to myself in a podcast interview and hear myself...