effiejoestockAug 24, 20213 minNon-disclosure AgreementsWhat are Non-Disclosure Agreements and why should you use them? Copy and use my beta reader agreement!
effiejoestockAug 23, 20212 min15 Questions to Ask Beta ReadersIf you're ready for the first readers to read your manuscript and give some feedback but aren't sure where to start, here's 15 simple...
effiejoestockAug 22, 20214 minWhat is Beta Reading?The purpose of beta reading? For a manuscript to be read and evaluated by standard readers.
effiejoestockMay 31, 20212 minAnd All that Bad WritingIn order to commemorate that horrible, old writing, I have complied some of my most embarrassing writings for you to read and laugh at!
effiejoestockFeb 10, 20216 minGrief in My Writing (bonus Part 8 for On Writing Grief)Your grief is not big enough to stop the world, just as your love was not big enough to stop death. That is the cruelness of life.
effiejoestockFeb 7, 202113 minOn Writing Grief (Part 7): Guide and Tips for Writing GriefTake my words and use them. Quote them if you want. It is only one way to portray grief, but it is a truthful way.
effiejoestockJan 31, 20219 minOn Writing Grief (Part 6) Time Doesn't Heal, it ChangesTime doesn’t heal, it only changes us until we can remember the pain no longer.
effiejoestockJan 23, 202111 minOn Writing Grief (Part 5) Everything Dies Eventually I'd never thought there would be a time I wouldn’t have to live without Tron. But everything dies eventually.
effiejoestockJan 16, 202111 minOn Writing Grief (Part 4): Last of EverythingIt was the last time I would play with him. The last time we would be together like this—happy and free.
effiejoestockJan 9, 202112 minOn Writing Grief (Part 3): InvincibilityLiving on a farm has taught me that you can't outrun death. But, somehow, I think we believed we had become invincible.
effiejoestockJan 2, 20216 minOn Writing Grief (part 2): An Impending DeathShe said I had acted very maturely and was handling it well. But oh I wasn't handling it well. I only knew how to lie was all.
effiejoestockDec 26, 20202 minOn Writing Grief (part 1): IntroductionI think it is important to speak of grief as we experience it—as a piece of life. It comes to us as a story.