Bring On Lemons

Eric Trant has written yet another amazing book! You'll pick this one up and you will be glued to your seat until the very last page...AND THEN...you'll want even more! Whether you've read Steps and/or Wink , you'll still enjoy Eric's delightful writing style in his latest novel Risen . To help kick off this fabulous read, Eric has scheduled a WOW! Women on Writing book blog tour beginning September 4th and continuing for approximately a month. During this time, followers will have opportunities to hear from reviewers, read guest blog posts written by Eric Trant, as well as having plenty of chances to win their very own copy of Risen . If you'd like to participate in the tour (whether you have your own blog or not), please email: crystal@wow-womenonwriting.com and find out how you can get in on all the action! Genre: Historical Supernatural Fiction Page count: 268 Summary: Haunted by visions of a demonic angel and sold into servitude by his father, yo...

The first draft of anything is shit. Ernest Hemingway I'll let my host decide if she wants to edit that quote, but for me, I remember it and cite it as it was stated by a master of stating what should be obvious, but is not. I read through my first drafts with a shaking of the head. It is painful. How could I write ~that~. Good God, man, where did that come from? I struggle with what to cut and what to keep. I usually keep more than I should, and rely on the editor or a critical reader (not a critique partner, but a reader) to help me identify the excess fat. I love it all, or I would not have written it. They tell me what I should bury in revision, what should be returned to the whitespace from whence it came. However, even with an editor's eye and a critical reader's opinion, things such as weasels and passives can sneak up on us. A page littered with passives may say to the editor: Cut this page. It may say to the critical reader: This is boring. Neither fully...