I’m Carol Test, an editor who turns ideas into art with craft. Ready to get a novel, memoir, or personal growth book publication-ready?
Start with inspiration and self-editing exercises on the BLOG. Then consider a custom outline from a writing coach.
When your rough draft is ready for feedback, consider a developmental edit to master story structure in your own voice and line-editing to polish your book for print.
Along the way, let this ever-expanding library aid you as you shape the story you were born to share.
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5 Essential Questions to Shape a Story with
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Looking for strategies to improve both your writing process and work-in-progress? Answer the five questions in this PDF.
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Healing Trauma Narratives
TRAUMA NARRATIVES WEBINAR & WORKBOOK
Connect in more depth to the artists and sources cited in the presentation, and be sure to pause the webinar to do the exercises in this workbook to overcome trauma-writing challenges.
Healing Trauma Narratives
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Need a new way to tell a trauma story? Or help healing from complex & collective trauma? This presentation, debuting at the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers' Conference, offers inspiration + insight. Be sure to rewind!
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YOUR GREATEST VALUE AS A WRITER: It Isn’t What You Might Think
Take a moment to understand why the most important craft element is your voice, and how to find yours by identifying your passion, purpose, and distinctions.
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Does your opening line raise the three questions required to hook readers?
Openings That Hook Readers
Break down your book's climactic scene moment-by-moment.
Perfect the Three-Part Climax
Improve opening scenes by stealing secrets from the screen and stage.
Write a Better Broken World
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