Earlier this year, I announced that I’d finally gotten a literary agent, and since then people have been asking me how things are going. The answer is …
Editing
Writers: On How To Organize Yourself When Revising
Writers: How Do You Track Your Progress?
After years of trying out several different ways to track my writing progress, I think I’ve finally found the one that works best for me…
How To Edit Your Novel (In Sixteen Steps)
The best way to learn how to do something properly is to do it wrong dozens of times until you figure it out … right?
Writers: On (Temporary) Mid-Draft Abandonment
On NaNoWriMo Learnings
Getting Back Into Writing
If you’re anything like me, December is a particularly challenging time of year to maintain steady writing habits. I refer to this period as “Novel Interruptus” and I’ve long since stopped trying to fight it/feel guilty for it. After all, the reason writing gets interrupted is because I’m busy doing one of the things I said I’d never give up for anything: spending time with the people I love.
BUT.
Improve Your Writing: On Dialogue Tags
Improve Your Writing: Kill Your Darlings
Writing Tip: Take A Break
So I know this might seem counterproductive, but one of the biggest things I’ve learned in the 5+ years I’ve been writing is…
MK Pagano 