All in Revision
Watch Your Language: Does Adding Slang to Your Novel Slay?
Slang can slay—or sink your story faster than a Myspace profile. Using colloquialisms in your WIP can be risky business. Drop in a tired, outdated phrase, and you risk losing credibility with readers. Just chill is out. Next level and That’s what she said? Way out. Even amazeballs—how did that even enter the lexicon?
Stuck in the Middle: The Revision Process
A summary of author Laura van den Berg's invaluable advice on novel revision, and reflections on how I am applying it as I work my way through the "murky middle."
