Never be satisfied with a first draft. In fact, never be satisfied with your own stuff at all, until you’re certain it’s as good as your finite powers can be. - Jon Winokur
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This was one of the recurring questions at the last meet up. Every story you write needs to be edited before they will be published here. This also goes for other material you may want to send off to contests, other markets - magazines, [...] Read More Ways to help polish your writing Before you start writing your novel, do you outline? How do you work in your characterization, especially for the main characters? This worksheet was developed by Jody Hedlund, an author herself, to help novelists visualize and realize the protagonists, in order to have, not only a well rounded MC but also a consistent one. [...] Read More MAIN CHARACTER WORKSHEET In my experience of writing, especially the way it is done these days, being a writer is not such a solitary work anymore. Previously, a writer suffered over their books alone and when it was purchased by a publisher, they got to work with [...] Read More Editing and the Writer As most of you know, Naija Stories was set up based on my experience writing my blog and publishing my book, A Heart to Mend online. I felt I had something to offer as a way of giving back to the upcoming Nigerian writing [...] Read More Introducing the Editor’s Blog |
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