writing process – E.N. Gussler

April 2, 2025

The Chopping Block

Editing, as we all know, can be the most difficult part of the writing process. Deciding how to make make your manuscript the most polished version of itself carries some heavy weight. Oftentimes, we have to cut large sections of a scene, condensing them into only a few lines, or eliminating them all together. It’s

Adventures in Editing

It took me eight months, almost exactly, to write my first draft of Everything For You. That’s when the real work began. I’m a “pantser’ with a touch of a “plotter” mixed in there. So, for me, the first draft truly is about telling myself the story. Once that is complete, my editing process goes

The Write Way

As unique as a fingerprint or as common as the air we breathe? Every writer must find their own unique voice as well as develop their own style. Writing, for me, is forever evolving. What works for one project, or part of a project, will not necessarily work for another. Writing is a creative process