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Writing is Revising
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L.J. Longo
Worldbuilding in Revision: Part 2
Do Witches have Daddy Issues?
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L.J. Longo
Worldbuilding in Revision: Part 1
Do Werewolves Pay Higher Rates on Renters’ Insurance?
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L.J. Longo
Pulps to Planets
How Tone and Atmosphere Built Science Fiction | a deep dive into the evolution of sci-fi—from its pulp beginnings to the literary weirdness of today. If…
The House isn’t Haunted-The Narrator Is
Tone vs. Atmosphere in Fiction and Why We Love It When They Clash A craft deep dive into narrative mood, emotional perspective, and how tone shapes…
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L.J. Longo
Big Picture Tone
What You Promise Readers (and What Happens When You Break It)
POV + Verb Tense in the Wild (Part 4) : Case Studies from the Drafting Trenches
How Three Messy Drafts Became Purposeful Narratives Through POV and Tense Mastery
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L.J. Longo
POV + Verb Tense: Cut, Rewrite, or Incorporate (Part 3)
What to Do When Your POV Went Rogue: Turning Chaos into Purposeful Design
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L.J. Longo
POV + Verb Tense: How to Actually Choose (Part 2)
The Interrogation Phase – Finding the Right POV Before You Rewrite The Damn Thing
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POV + Verb Tense: Make the Choice Early and Make It Well (Part 1)
Even seasoned writers wrestle with POV—and too many of us don’t realize just how much it shapes the entire damn thing.
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L.J. Longo
Second Stage of Revision: Immersion Read-Through
Adding consistency, complexity, and other fancy flourishes that make a novel effective and worth living in.
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First Stage of Revision: Complete
Congratulations! If you've followed me this far into your revisions, I'd bet your draft is better than stories that are out in the world right now…
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L.J. Longo
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