Jessi Rita Hoffman
Children aren’t miniature grownups. When writing a story with a child character, take time to really listen to how kids ...
Unless a metaphor spontaneously suggests itself from your creative, subconscious mind, it’s probably forced and phony-sounding—and far from “literary” ...
Readers come to a memoir in hopes it will shed light on their own life experiences. Stay on the right ...
I’d like to highlight two common writing flaws that clutter the manuscripts of many aspiring authors. I call these culprits ...
For a love scene to move readers, it must embody the principle of restraint—in dialogue, in description, and in the ...
Editor Jessi Rita Hoffman warns against the use of "stammer verbs," words that cause an unnecessary halt in the scene ...
Editor Jessi Rita Hoffman explains how to craft professional and compelling back-cover copy for your book ...