writing Archives ⋆ Stacy Juba

Cost-Effective Book Editing Live Stream Interview

September 2, 2020 by Stacy Juba

This is an interview I did for Emma Dhesi’s podcast for new writers, Turning Readers Into Writers. It was also livestreamed in her Facebook group, Turning Readers Into Writers With Emma Dhesi. The topic was cost-effective editing and self-editing tips.…

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How To Edit Dialogue: Free Lesson From Book Editing Blueprint

March 22, 2020 by

Find out the most common dialogue mistakes that plague fiction writers in this sample video from the online course Book Editing Blueprint: A Step-By-Step Plan to Making Your Novels Publishable. The video discusses how to edit speech length, dialogue punctuation,…

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SURVEY RESULTS: Discover the Biggest Writing & Editing Struggles

March 21, 2020 by

This video was originally created for the Shortcuts for Writers Facebook group and shares the results of a survey I did. In that survey, I asked writers what editing issues gave them the most trouble and what MUST be included…

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What is Writing Like For You?

July 8, 2011 by Stacy Juba

My friend Darcia Helle invited me to continue a blog meme on the topic Writing is like… Darcia was tagged by author Jason McIntyre to share her thoughts on this subject, and then Darcia asked me to continue the meme. For me, writing is like meditation. When I’m working on my computer, writing a story…

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My 7-Part Writing Journey

May 15, 2011 by Stacy Juba

Novelspot, a neat web site for writers and readers, invited me to participate in one of their special features – Behind the Scenes, in which authors share their writing journeys in seven short installments. They publish one post each day for an entire week. I was really thrilled with how it turned out and invite…

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