Refining your drafts with Meg Dendler

Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 4 a.m.

Welcome Meg Dendler to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more.

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The power of the draft is at the crux of this incredible conversation with Meg! Allowing space in between writing and editing, working with beta readers and critique groups, self-editing and working with your editor are all key elements that we talk through in depth to take your first draft and get it to the best version possible for publication. Meg also shares valuable insights for how to work through the editing process as well as tips for writing children's and sci-fi books.

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Meg has been writing since the early 1990s and has over 100 articles published. She has won multiple awards for her Cats in the Mirror series about alien rescue cats, based on her own household of kooky felines. Her fairy tale book, Bianca: The Brave Frail and Delicate Princess, won Best Juvenile Book of 2018 from the Oklahoma Writers' Federation. Meg's newest science fiction novel, The Tigran Chronicles, delves into how humans treat animals and tiger conservation. Meg also freelances as an editor and proofreader.

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Visit https://megdendler.com

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Book purchase links:

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Why Kimba Saved The World, https://www.amazon.com/Kimba-Saved-World-Cats-Mirror-ebook/dp/B00BB2S7AG

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Vacation Hiro, https://www.amazon.com/Vacation-Hiro-Cats-Mirror-Book-ebook/dp/B00FGX6C5S

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Miss Fatty Cat's Revenge, https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Fatty-Cats-Revenge-Mirror-ebook/dp/B00KZ1YF5K

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Slinky Steps Out, https://www.amazon.com/Slinky-Steps-Cats-Mirror-Book-ebook/dp/B01DB65ER8

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Kimba's Christmas, https://www.amazon.com/Kimbas-Christmas-Cats-Mirror-Book-ebook/dp/B07T31TPM9

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Max's Wild Night, https://www.amazon.com/Maxs-Wild-Night-Meg-Dendler-ebook/dp/B00W8FOKS8

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Dottie's Daring Day, https://www.amazon.com/Dotties-Daring-Day-Meg-Dendler-ebook/dp/B01MS4CZM3

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Bianca: The Brave Frail and Delicate Princess, https://www.amazon.com/Bianca-Brave-Frail-Delicate-Princess-ebook/dp/B075KQ8FQ7

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The Tigran Chronicles, https://www.amazon.com/Tigran-Chronicles-Meg-Dendler-