Editing

Excerpt Critique: “My Johnny,” General Fiction

Please welcome today’s aspiring author, Yve Camino, ready for a peer critique. Take a moment to read the excerpt, then please leave some thoughtful feedback in the comment section below. If you are a writer whose excerpt has appeared anonymously on Write It Sideways, and now you’d like your name to appear on your piece,

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Embracing the (Whole) Writing Process

Today’s post is written by regular contributor Susan Bearman. Like third graders writing a report, beginning writers tend to believe that writing a first draft means their work is done. While completing the first draft of a manuscript, whether a short story or a full novel, is a huge accomplishment, writers are never “done”. There’s

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Excerpt Critique: “Morning After,” Horror

Please welcome today’s anonymous aspiring author, ready for a peer critique. Take a moment to read the excerpt, then please leave some thoughtful feedback in the comment section below. If you are a writer whose excerpt has appeared anonymously on Write It Sideways, and now you’d like your name to appear on your piece, please contact

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7 Steps to Taming Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript

Today’s post is written by Mercia Dragonslayer, a semi-finalist in the Write It Sideways regular contributor search. Thanks, Mercia! With November (National Novel Writing Month) well behind us, thousands of writers are wondering what, exactly, they want to do with their novel. Some may order a proof copy from a self-publishing company and proudly show it

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Excerpt Critique: “A Home on Rosy Mountain”

Please welcome today’s aspiring author, Cary Brunswick, ready for a peer critique. Take a moment to read the excerpt, then please leave some thoughtful feedback in the comment section below. If you are a writer whose excerpt has appeared anonymously on Write It Sideways, and now you’d like your name to appear on your piece,

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