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Sep 8, 2020
4 min

Don't Get Mired Down in Your Memoir

Memoir writers can't make progress because they are learning to write, have career and personal commitments, and get no support for the work

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Trish Lockard

May 22, 2020
4 min

How to Choose a Memoir Theme

The key to writing a really good memoir is to identify a really good theme that runs through some aspect of your life and focus on that.

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Smart Writers Seek Smart Editors for Their Best Work

Trish Lockard

Oct 7, 2019
3 min

Smart Writers Seek Smart Editors for Their Best Work

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I want to talk about this issue of self-editing and the necessity of hiring a professional...

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Trish Lockard

Aug 18, 2019
3 min

Memoir Theme is As Important As Plot

Our brains have evolved to learn from stories. Theme is not the same as plot. It is more important.

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Stephen Howard

Jul 17, 2019
5 min

A Writing Coach? Do I Need One?

Guest blogger S. D. Howard, The Editing Bard Whenever I tell someone, “I’m a developmental editor and story coach,” I usually get a blank...

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"My grammar's good, I don't need an editor" and other silly things writers say

Trish Lockard

Aug 3, 2018
3 min

"My grammar's good, I don't need an editor" and other silly things writers say

UPDATE 1/8/2021 I am a member of several closed writers’ groups on Facebook. I won’t name them. No one I have encountered so far is...

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Trish Lockard

Jun 27, 2018
2 min

What is a Developmental Edit?

UPDATED 1/8/21 In my previous blog post, I described what you can expect from me with a manuscript assessment. And, to summarize broadly,...

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Trish Lockard

Jun 7, 2018
2 min

What is a Manuscript Assessment?

If you are a veteran writer, you probably know which level of editing your manuscript needs before you reach out to an editor. But if you...

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