How to Spot a Professional Editor: Industry Standards for Editing by Mary Neighbour
Publishing a book has always had one basic objective: to make reading clear, enjoyable, and meaningful. A professional editor is key to that outcome.
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The Social Writer by Nevada McPherson
Enjoy Nevada McPherson’s post on the importance of being a social writer.
What Do I Need to Know about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)? by Kelley Way
For those unfamiliar with the CCPA, it is California’s version of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Here’s why it matters to writers.
Why Disappointing Books Are Still Helpful by Catharine Bramkamp
Why Disappointing Books Are Still Helpful. I was intrigued by the promise of a newly released book on starting a new career at sixty. But I was disappointed.
How to Spot a Professional For Authors: New Series
Welcome to a new series on how to work with a professional editor. If you’re considering creating your own self-publishing team, stay tuned to our new series.
How to Choose the Best Platform for Your Author Website by Rachel McCollin
If you don’t have an author website because you’re happy using social media or your newsletter instead, I would urge you to consider adding an author website to your arsenal of book marketing tools.
Love and War in a Restaurant: Setting Stories in the Culinary World by MJ Post
This one is about restaurants as the settings for stories. A restaurant can be the location for all sorts of fascinating conflict. I’ll explain.
The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri (Book review)
The experience of reading of The Art of Dramatic Writing helped me to understand what enables plays, books, movies, and teaching to be great and what skills I needed to develop in order to write great stories.
GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict — The ABCs of Writing by Tinthia Clemant
Goals versus Desires – Wanting something is a desire; working to obtain that something is the goal.
A Counterintuitive Step for Finishing Your Story by Veronika Magali-Marosy
What do you do, when the pieces of your story are there, but they just won’t fall into place ? The good news is, you’re probably closer to finishing your story than you think.
Write with Page Turning Tension by Jordan Rosenfeld
My sixth writing guide, How to Write a Page Turner: How to Craft a Story Your Readers Can’t Put Down contains tips to infuse page-turning tension into every aspect of your story or novel and even memoir.
How to Play the (M)ad Game: Amazon Ads by Keri Kruspe
As I stated in my previous article, I promised to instruct you how to put an Amazon Ad in place. Before I do, here are links I can recommend that can give you more in-depth instructions:
What Matters to Readers by Kay Keppler
Writers get a lot of advice. They’re told to write what they know or explore new worlds. To grab readers in the first paragraph or do a slow build.
How to Build an Epic Rivalry Between Your Hero and Your Villain by Bonnie Johnston
Epic rivalries make for memorable stories — the kinds of stories that are worth re-reading so we can immerse ourselves in the emotional intensity of the hero’s multi-layered relationship with the villain.
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