I do love that every time someone is good enough to do a critique - partial or full for me, I learn something new. When Vicki did a critique for me I learned that 'was' really shouldn't be followed by a word ending in 'ing'. Which of course makes sense when it's pointed out to you, but at the time while writing, can be hard to resist. And now of course I see it frequently done in all the books I read ;p traditionally pubbed and self pubbed. So today's tip is from Nancy (author of The Magic of Windlier Woods - currently free on Amazon) after she sent me a partial critique (and again, many … [Read more...]