by Marie Valentine | Books, Scripts and Screenplays
One editor’s take on what makes novels-to-film engaging, with top new picks for literary movie fans. ******************************* The best literature makes the best film experience. All movies begin as text, really. Filmmakers take the raw material of a script and...
by Marie Valentine | Editing
Online Proofreading Services I have lost count of how many times I’ve been the cleanup crew for another company purporting to be professional proofreaders or editors. Authors find me for help after their book is out in the world, serviced by subpar editors. They share...
by Marie Valentine | Writing
How to write a family memoir Example: An Ordinary Tragedy An Ordinary Tragedy by Lori Hart Beninger explores memories, research, and interviews with family and friends to understand her brother’s life of escalating crime. This intimate memoir profiles the...
by Marie Valentine | Writing
How to keep your story moving by removing too much information (TMI) that is weighing down the action. **********When you are in the flow of reading, you can tell when the story slows down. What had been a fast-moving adventure becomes like wading through muck. Your...
by Marie Valentine | Writing
The literary definition of fiction Fiction is a narrative told in prose form about events not true to life. Many books include disclaimers that the work is made up solely by the author’s imagination, and any similarities the tale bears to real events are...
