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Why You Should Plan your #NaNoWriMo Story in Advance #writetip

Posted by on Oct 1, 2013 in Blog, Feature Article, Lessons Learned, NaNoWriMo, Our Writing Tips | 0 comments

  Over the years I’ve discovered the hard way that planning a story is the difference between a smooth writing experience and one...

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Rewriting vs. Editing

Posted by on Sep 3, 2013 in Blog, Lessons Learned, Our Writing Tips | 4 comments

  I recently took a class on rewriting that gave me deeper insights into some of the things I’m already doing, and suggestions to...

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Welcome to Smooth Draft

Posted by on Jun 7, 2013 in Lessons Learned, Welcome | 0 comments

Smooth Draft can write, edit, or proofread your fiction or non-fiction. We’ll take your rough draft and smooth it out.  Whether...

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Lessons Learned: Speech tags speak louder than words

Posted by on Jun 5, 2013 in Blog, Lessons Learned | 0 comments

That should probably be “more loudly,” (assuming speech tags could speak) but I’ll stick with the well-known phrase even...

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Lessons Learned: Why Beta-reading Is Not Editing

Posted by on Dec 16, 2012 in Blog, Lessons Learned | 2 comments

When I mention my editing business, I often hear writers say, “I don’t need that. I have beta readers. Why should I pay you...

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Lessons Learned: How to WOW an Editor

Posted by on Dec 14, 2012 in Blog, Lessons Learned, Our Writing Tips | 3 comments

By EM Lynley I can’t guarantee you’ll get a contract–that’s up to a lot of other factors–but you will...

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