Plot Bunny Prep School

Resources for Writers

A premise describes the dramatic situation at the heart of a narrative. The following five-step premise development framework helps you collect the raw ingredients of exceptional storytelling (and marketing!) in one place.

Are you afraid to seek feedback from beta readers and editors? Does the mere idea of sharing a work in progress make your stomach hurt, yet you still dream of becoming a published author? If you are an anxious writer like me, there is hope! In this post, I share five tips for renovating your mindset in order to reduce feedback anxiety.

Compassionate Critique is constructive criticism, but with deeper empathy and enthusiasm. It is a confidence-building editorial strategy rooted in reverence for the time, effort, and emotion that authors pour into their prose. I edit compassionately because, as a writer, I prefer being edited this way. Read on to learn more about how my editorial philosophy of Compassionate Critique works and how you can add compassion to your critiques.