(This post first appeared on the Romance Writer’s Organisation of South Africa blog) 2020 has been the year of the parties that weren’t. Weddings canceled. Theatre shows. Dream trips. Family reunions. But there’s one show that is going on, and it will, as usual, bring all the feels: the love, the excitement, the joy, the camaraderie, all the good stuff…
Tag: editing
The Pantsters guide to NaNoWriMo2017
National Novel Writing Month is around the corner, people. (Strictly speaking it is InterNational Novel Writing month, but no alliteration is boring right?) You don’t need to be a writer to participate, but I can assure you that you will be one afterward. The point of NaNoWriMo is to get in a writing routine (because you are forced to) and …
Why Voice is Everything in Writing
You know on The Voice, singers have only 90 seconds to wow Adam Levine and get him to turn that chair? Well, it’s the same with writing. You have about 90 seconds on page one to wow an agent/publisher/mentor/reader and get them to turn their attention to your manuscript. I learnt this in Pitch Wars (and a few other forms of…
Melissa A Volker 