Words Are Hard

Revising, like the wonderful world of words, is hard. In today's episode, we discuss Oktoberfest lagers, creepy book-making materials, and how to make your revisions a little easier. For more tips, join my newsletter here  or at  www.rosedeneediting.com. I’m also offering a free first page edit through my Line Edits in Action series. Sign up here to be entered into a weekly drawing for a free line...

Coming up with a title can feel even harder than writing the story itself, but fear not: this week, we have some tips to help you find the perfect name for your project. Trust us, it only took 304 tries before we found ours. For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter  here  or at  www.rosedeneediting.com.

What do Egyptian hieroglyphics, Norman conquerors, and computer hackers have in common? Not much, but we talk about them all on this episode!  For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

Join us as we discuss our favorite extinct punctuation marks and debate the need of the interrobang vs em dash on a keyboard (em dash wins).   For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

In today's episode, we discuss mimes, buccaneers, and the various uses of dialogue in fiction.  For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

Plotting? Pantsing? Plantsing? There's no right or wrong way to outline a project, but in this episode, we'll help you navigate some of the different styles and techniques you might use to plan out your next novel.   For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

In this episode, we discuss strategies for developing and maintaining a consistent voice, low-budget cooking tips, and what makes Erming Henestway a distinctive writer.   For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

In this episode, we dive into the different types of character arcs, how to name your characters, and what happens when Ramsay forgets to prepare his fun fact.   For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

Worldbuilding isn't just for fantasy and sci-fi writers! You need it in every story, and in this episode, we'll give you some ideas for how to worldbuild without info-dumping. Alternately: Ramsay lets out his inner Tolkien nerd, and we forget that Madison is not a port city.   For more writing tips, sign up for Rachael's editing newsletter here or at https://www.rosedeneediting.com .

There are several things writers are told to never, ever do—but it's not quite that simple. Ramsay learns the multiple functions of adverbs.   For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

Have you ever been told you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition? Don't start a sentence with a conjunction? Never split an infinitive? Turns out these aren't actual rules in English—they're Zombie Rules, which keep coming back even though they should be dead. We'll tell you all about them in this episode!   For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

When was the semicolon first used? How can you use punctutation for more than its technical uses? What has Ramsay actually been using all these years when he thought he was using the Oxford Comma? All that and more in our second episode!   For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.

Why is a first episode called a "pilot"? What should you include in the opening chapter of your story? What the heck is synesthesia? What's the difference between Tibetan and Mongolian throat singing? It's all right here in our very first episode! For more tips, join Rachael's newsletter here or at www.rosedeneediting.com.