by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jan 12, 2016 | Uncategorized, Writer's tips
Last Thursday I sent my manuscript to the publisher after my editor and I whittled it down to under 85,000 words. Whew! That was a challenge. Molly Jo sent me edits and I rewrote and reworked and rejected edits in turn. Over the years my novel has been critiqued by...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve been finishing rewrites to my manuscript per my editor’s suggestion. Over the years since the first draft, I’ve had to learn to kill my lovelies. Scenes written from the POV of secondary characters. Scenes evolving around secondary characters and lots and lots of...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 5, 2015 | writing tips
My book is in a box. At least the draft of the manuscript is. I printed off the scenes from my draft of New Duet so I can manually organize and edit them. Yes, as much as I love editing on the computer and all the organizational wonders available with various software...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every writer at some point in his career needs an accountability partner and a mentor. Both help grow your career and make you a better writer. Some people get the two terms confused. Let me start by defining terms. Accountability partners work together to achieve a...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Another invitation to be a Beta reader came in my email. Because of this Speedbo challenge I had to pass on it. *sigh* This is something I love to do. So I’ll take a few minutes to share with you what it is all about. What is a Beta Reader I’ve had the privilege of...
