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The Brightest Night is the first book in the Brightest romance duology by Bri Stone. For more information on the book, click the link below to see the listing on Amazon.

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Working with a critique partner (CP)--another writ Working with a critique partner (CP)--another writer--is a crucial step of the writing process for many authors. How do you make the most of this partnership and feedback? First, you need to find the right CP for you. You need someone who knows your genre, provides feedback you find helpful, and whose schedule roughly lines up with yours. Ask your potential CP questions like it’s an interview or first date. When you do find a new potential CP--whether through a writing group, IG, etc.--do a trial run first. You might match in the interview only to find you don’t enjoy each other’s writing styles. Swap a few chapters as a trial before you commit to a larger partnership. When giving feedback, point out things you liked alongside what needs improvement. Knowing what we’re doing well is just as important as knowing what we need to work on. When receiving feedback, notice how you feel. If you’re getting upset, angry, etc., take a step back. Sharing your writing is a vulnerable process. Processing constructive feedback--even from someone being kind--can be hard at first. It will get easier with practice! (And if they’re truly being mean, maybe you need to break up with this CP.) Lots of writers worry that a CP or beta reader will steal their book idea. The odds are that your CP won’t, but this is one more reason why you need to trial your CP before just handing over your story. Get to know them! Make sure you trust them. Working with a CP is one of the best ways to become a stronger writer. The perspective of another writer can be infinitely helpful. It’s not a replacement for pro edits, but it’s a crucial step in the writing process. 𝗤𝗢𝗧𝗗: Have you worked with a CP before? If so, what was your experience? ° ° ° #commonmistakes #authortips #writerstips #writingtipsandtricks #writersblock #writeyourbook #finishyourbook #writinganovel #writeeveryday #amditing #amdrafting #amrevising #writingtips #writershelpingwriters #writingmood #howtowrite #keepwriting #indiesareworthit #bookeditor #writingcoach #copyeditor #freelanceeditor #fantasywriter #amwritingfantasy #amwritingromance #YAwriter #YAauthor #YAauthorsofinstagram #womenwritingfiction #womenwriters
Anyone else simultaneously relieved and surprised Anyone else simultaneously relieved and surprised that it’s Friday? The week flew by, and yet my weekend couldn’t come fast enough. 🤷‍♀️ For those of you who are new around here, hi, I’m Hannah! I’m the owner of Between the Lines Editorial and a full-time editor for indie authors, particularly those writing sci-fi, fantasy, and romance (though I edit other genres too). I’m also… 📚 the boss of two feline editorial assistants, Iggy and Riker 📚 a fantasy author -- the first draft of book 1 is complete, and I’m working on the first draft of book 2 in my series 📚 a tennis player and video gamer 📚 one of the hosts of the One Page at a Time writing group (the other host is the lovely @editsandrevisions) As much as I love my editing work, I’m looking forward to a few projects this weekend. My husband and I need to get the backyard prepped for some professional yard work we’re having done, and I really need to pull weeds in the front garden. And of course there’s the thing I’m most excited for: continuing on draft 1 of book 2! I’m embracing the process of discovery writing this year, and it’s been really fun. I’m also going to sit down and start thinking about self-edits for book 1. ✍️ 𝗤𝗢𝗧𝗗: What are you up to this weekend? And if you’re new around here, please introduce yourself! Whatever you’re up to over the next few days, I hope you find some time to enjoy yourself and work on your writing (if you want to). ☀️ ° ° ° #indiesareworthit #indieauthorsofig #selfpublishingcommunity #onlinewritinggroup #onepageatatimegroup #selfpublishingcommunity #amediting #amrevising #writingtipsandtricks #writersblock #writeyourbook #writerssupportingwriters #writingmood #writercommunity #writersofig #authorsofig #writerssociety #writersconnection #ilovewriting #5amwritersclub #amwritingnewadult #amwritingYA #amwriting #authortips #writerstips #fantasywriter #YAauthorsofinstagram #womenwriters #bookeditor #indieauthorsofig
Anyone else self-editing a project right now? 🙋 Anyone else self-editing a project right now? 🙋‍♀️ Bookmark this for later! Back in June, I posted the unofficial Pt. 1 of overused words to self-edit out of your fiction. But those six words certainly aren't the only ones. Let’s review some more! You’ll use these words sometimes because you actually need to. These words aren’t forbidden or bad; it's the overuse that drags down a reader's experience. They're typically filler words. Try rewriting or removing them for stronger, more engaging prose. For example: 📚 Original: “The sky darkened with the promise of rain. Hannah stepped onto the patio. She felt the wind blowing through her hair.” There’s nothing *technically* wrong with this sentence. But it’s boring! ‘Felt’ indicates telling instead of showing. It’s blah. 📚 Rewrite: “The sky darkened with the promise of rain. As Hannah stepped onto the patio, the wind gusted and whipped her hair in every direction.” The rewrite is more exciting. It stimulates your senses. You can better imagine what’s going on, almost feel it for yourself. The same goes for ‘saw’ and ‘heard.’ Any of the sensory words can often be removed and rewritten like this. ‘Suddenly’ doesn’t actually make the action feel sudden. Short, clipped sentences and quick pacing help things feel sudden to the reader. ‘Really’ can often be cut and the sentence can retain the same meaning--more filler! 😱 And gazing…. I love a moody gaze as much as the next editor/writer/reader! But your characters (and mine 😬) don’t need to be gazing on every single page. You can even search for these words to help you find them in your novel. Good luck and happy self-editing! ✍️ ° ° ° #commonmistakes #authortips #writerstips #writingtipsandtricks #writersblock #writeyourbook #finishyourbook #writinganovel #writeeveryday #amditing #amdrafting #amrevising #writingtips #writershelpingwriters #writingmood #howtowrite #keepwriting #writerssupportingwriters #bookeditor #writingcoach #copyeditor #freelanceeditor #fantasywriter #amwritingfantasy #amwritingromance #YAwriter #YAauthor #YAauthorsofinstagram #womenwritingfiction #womenwriters
Maybe you noticed this past week that I’ve been Maybe you noticed this past week that I’ve been talking a lot more about not only writing with a community but defining success for yourself. (Or maybe not--go check out some of my posts from last week!) I wouldn’t have finished my redraft of my NA fantasy novel without having a small but reliable community of writers. Community means both accountability and fun for writing. Which is a big part of why Sarah (@editsandrevisions) and I want to connect with you!⠀ If you're an author who… ⚡️ struggles to find time to write,⠀ ⚡️ works better when others are around, and⠀ ⚡️ is looking to expand their online community of writers,⠀ … our writing group One Page at a Time is for you!⠀ One Page at a Time will help you: 🌱 prioritize your work,⠀ 🌱 be accountable for your goals, and⠀ 🌱 make lasting connections with other writers.⠀ Interested? Here are the details:⠀ Every Friday at noon ET (9am PT / 4pm GMT) starting September 17th, we'll be hosting a Zoom writing group where we write for forty-five minutes and chat for a couple at the end. ⠀ Donations are welcome but not required! (Note that psychology says you're more likely to turn up if you pay for it.)⠀ To sign up, click the link in the bio or use this URL (https://buff.ly/3jLzYkg). After checking out, you'll get an email with a link to book the date of your choice.⠀ We can't wait to see you! ° ° ° #indiesareworthit #indieauthorsofig #selfpublishingcommunity #onlinewritinggroup #onepageatatimegroup #selfpublishingcommunity #amediting #amrevising #writingtipsandtricks #writersblock #writeyourbook #writerssupportingwriters #writingmood #writercommunity #writersofig #authorsofig #writerssociety #writersconnection #ilovewriting #5amwritersclub #amwritingnewadult #amwritingYA #amwriting #authortips #writerstips #fantasywriter #YAauthorsofinstagram #womenwriters #bookeditor #indieauthorsofig
Success might not be what you think it is. I’m Success might not be what you think it is. I’m not saying traditional marks of success--those big royalty checks, book advances, getting an agent, hitting #1 in your Amazon category, etc.--don't count. Of course they do, especially if they’re important to you! But that’s the thing, right? You get to define success for yourself. For your writing life. Success is deeply personal, and I encourage you to think outside those traditional checkboxes/milestones. Think about why writing is important to you and what you want to accomplish outside of metrics and statistics. Maybe you want to… 📚 Help a reader feel seen/heard with your characters 📚 Create someone’s comfort book 📚 Teach your readers something Those are incredible and human goals. After all, we reach for stories because of those very elements. Maybe writing is something you keep to yourself; that doesn’t make you less successful or important as a writer. Maybe success is consistently getting words down, whether it’s fifty or two thousand. Or maybe you simply want to write a story that 𝘆𝗼𝘂 love. A story that matters to 𝘆𝗼𝘂, first and foremost. I can’t tell you what success means, but I can tell you it’s not just about those royalty checks or how many fans you have. It always goes back to you and your story, you and your goals. Success is deeply personal. Focus on what you think is important and the values and goals that matter to you. I’d love to know what success means to you and how you frame goals for your own writing! ° ° ° #indiesareworthit #indieauthorsofig #amwritingfantasy #amwritingromance #amrevising #bookeditor #writingcoach #freelanceeditor #amwritingnewadult #writinganovel #writeeveryday #writingmindset #authormindset #editorsofinstagram #amediting #amrevising #writercommunity #writersofig #authorsofig #writerssociety #writersconnection #5amwritersclub #lifeofawriter #writinggoals #authorgoals
What happens if you write every single day for 30 What happens if you write every single day for 30 days straight? If you’ve been a follower for a while, you know I love tools like writing sprints and NaNoWriMo. But even then, you might also know I build in days off for events like NaNo. I decided to do something a little different for August. I was coming off my high of crushing Camp NaNo back in July. I already had ideas for the first draft of book 2 in my series, so I set a goal for myself: write every single day for the month of August. I don’t buy into the whole “writers need to write every day” narrative, but I did want to see if I could do it, just for myself. I wanted to see what would happen if I met my goal. And I did meet it! I wrapped up Draft 1 of Book 1 on August 1st, then started on Draft 2 of Book 2 on August 2nd. And...nothing miraculous happened. 😂 I’m joking. Sort of. I didn’t write a 100k draft in 30 days, and a lot of what I did was discovery writing. I can use about 65% of it in my next draft, which is great. But you know what was really amazing about this challenge I set for myself? How even though my daily word counts varied wildly, 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗽. My highest word count in one day was 6,187 (Saturday last weekend). My lowest word count in one day? 98 (August 20). Other low word count days include 131, 200, and 354. If you want to try writing every day, go for it! You might find a goal daily word count to be helpful, but you might also try a goal like mine: write at least one paragraph each day. 𝗤𝗢𝗧𝗗: Have you tried to write every day? Is it something you’ve kept up long-term, or is this not a helpful framework for you when drafting? ° ° ° #indiesareworthit #indieauthorsofig #amwritingfantasy #amwritingromance #amrevising #bookeditor #writingcoach #freelanceeditor #amwritingnewadult #writinganovel #writeeveryday #writingmindset #authormindset #editorsofinstagram #amediting #amrevising #writercommunity #writersofig #authorsofig #writerssociety #writersconnection #5amwritersclub #lifeofawriter #writinggoals #authorgoals
"I just sort of figured it out. And I think that i "I just sort of figured it out. And I think that if you're passionate about something, and you're driven, and focused, that you can pretty much do anything that you want to do in life." - Dave Grohl So often, I see the myth of the ‘born’ writer. “Well they were just born that way.” “It’s their natural talent.” “I wasn’t born with that kind of skill.” We all have to learn, practice, stumble, and learn some more if we really want to master something. Those once-in-a-generation athletes? They spend years honing their skills. Those award-winning musicians? Same deal! Famous writers? Believe me, they’ve been practicing, too. Writing is as much of a learned skill as any other. Anyone can strengthen their writing and learn to be a storyteller if they keep practicing and learning. And the internet is helping with that: free and paid online courses, easy access to writing craft books, online communities like this one here on Instagram, writing groups--there’s no shortage of great resources! You are capable of writing that book, my friend. Embrace the journey. Keep putting in the effort. You’re going to figure it out! 𝗤𝗢𝗧𝗗: What can I help you ‘figure out’ today? I’m happy to answer questions and recommend resources! 📚 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘘𝘖𝘛𝘋: Do you have a favorite Foo Fighters song? 🎶 ° ° ° #bookeditor #writingtime #writingcoach #freelanceeditor #indiesareworthit #indiepublishing #selfpublishingcommunity #aspiringindieauthors #indieauthorsofig #selfpubauthors #indieauthorlife #indieauthorsbeseen #indieauthorlove #selfpublished #indiepub #bookpublishing #5amwritersclub #authorpreneur #fantasywriter #amwritingfantasy #fantasyauthor #amwritingya #romancewriter #amwritingromance #newadultfantasy #indiesareworthit #amwritingfiction
I know my Insta posts are typically full of writin I know my Insta posts are typically full of writing tips & tricks, but I just want to share some updates today! Let's keep it light for Friday 💃 In my editing life: 📚 I’m working on something fun with @editsandrevisions! More info will come over the next couple of weeks. 📚 Right now, I’m editing two fantasy novels, and I’m doing some retainer work for a couple of other clients. In my writing life: 📚 I’m almost ready to start my first round of self-edits on my Camp NaNo project! 📚 I’m about 45k into the second novel of that Camp NaNo series 👀 In my reading life: 📚 I’m almost done with These Violent Delights, which is awesome… but I’m just not feeling like reading lately. 📚 I know podcasts aren’t ‘reading,’ but I love them, especially when I’m burnt out from reading. If you need recommendations, check out Maintenance Phase (debunks diet culture), You’re Wrong About (revisits/debunks events from the ~80s-00s), and Revolutions (deep, deep dives into historical revolutions). 𝗤𝗢𝗧𝗗: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆? ° ° ° #aspiringauthor #authorslife #writercommunity #writersofig #writerssociety #writersconnection #mycreativelife #writers_together #writingcommunityofig #ilovewriting #5amwritersclub #writeaway #writerscorner #lifeofawriter #wordcount #indiesareworthit #aspiringindieauthors #writingcoach #bookeditor #fantasywriter #amwritingfantasy #romancewriter #amediting #amrevising #writingmindset #authormindset #writerssupportingwriters
📚NOW BOOKING📚 Whether you’re ready for a s 📚NOW BOOKING📚 Whether you’re ready for a story edit, language edit, or all of the above, I’m booking all of my services for November 2021 and beyond. Yup--I’m almost booked out for the rest of the year! I can only take on a few more manuscripts for 2021. How I Can Help 📚 Story-level edits: Let’s dig into your plot, character arcs, worldbuilding, etc. and take your story to the next level. 📚 Language edits: I’ll smooth and correct your grammar, punctuation, and prose to help you communicate your story in a clear & engaging way. 📚 Book and publishing coaching: Need help bringing your idea or book to life? Let’s talk! 📚 Ignite Your Novel sessions: Get a critique on your first 5k words plus 30 minutes of coaching time to answer your questions and set you up for success when it’s time for revisions. Flat fee: $150 USD. I especially love working on sci-fi, fantasy, YA, women's fic, & romance novels 😉 How It Works 💫 Visit the link in my bio 💫 Fill out the contact form so I can learn more about your project 💫 I’ll get back to you ASAP to set up your free consultation 💫 We’ll discuss the rest when we chat! Ready to get started? I’d love to learn more about you, your project, and how I can help you on your journey. Interested but still have questions? Send me a DM! ° ° ° #amwriting #writersofinstagram #editor #amediting #indieauthor #writingtips #writingcommunity #writetipoftheday #indiesareworthit #fantasywriter #amwritingfantasy #fantasyauthor #romanceauthor #romancewriter #amwritingromance #bookeditor #bookcoach #writingcoach #bookediting #copyeditor #freelanceeditor #indieauthorsunited #indieauthorlife #selfpublishingcommunity #selfpublished #indiepub #amrevising #amediting
It's my four-year business anniversary 🥳 In Au It's my four-year business anniversary 🥳 In August 2017, my now-husband and I moved from Washington, DC to Raleigh, NC. I took the plunge and started my own editing company, and I'm still here four years later. Technically I started doing freelance work before that, and I’ve been editing since long before that time, but August 2017 was when I committed to building a full-time business. And I did it! There are always ups and downs in any job, and there's a lot to learn about running a business. But it's always, always been worth it! Thank you to my clients for trusting me with your stories; I'm so honored to go on the journey with you. Thank you to my family and friends for your unwavering support. Thank you to everyone here who, even if we’ve never worked together, comment, share, and engage with my content. 💜 And of course, thank you to my husband for naming my business. You will never let me forget that crucial contribution you made in the early days 😂🤷‍♀️😘 Here's to many more books & many more years! 🥂 ° ° ° #bookeditor #bookcoach #writingcoach #freelanceeditor #indiesareworthit #indiepublishing #selfpublishingcommunity #aspiringindieauthors #indieauthorsofig #selfpubauthors #indieauthorlife #indieauthorsbeseen #indieauthorlove #selfpublished #indiepub #authorpreneur #copyeditor #amwritingfantasy #fantasyauthor #romanceauthor #romancewriter #amwritingromance #newadultfantasy
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