Learn from the experts on how to avoid spending too much money and losing creative control of your book. Signs of a bad publishing deal!
Whether you are writing as a hobby or want to make authorship a full-time job, this exciting adventure can be successful if you want. Learn how to become a lifelong author.
Is AI going to eliminate the need for a human author or editor. Learn from the experts about how AI is changing the industry and whether it will be your friend or foe.
Publishing Coach warns you about Amazon KDP account suspensions for copyright infringement. Incorrect links to terminated accounts and violations of terms can cause account closures with unrecoverable royalties. Learn to protect yourself and keep your interests safeguarded by following advice in this blog.
Vivid verbs and imagery are essential tools for a writer. Learn how to pick those words out of other writings and find ways to improve your own work by setting the scene with the correct tone and feeling that you want your readers to feel. Much of a reader's experience is based on how the book or story makes them feel.
The most difficult part of my job is telling an author that a word, sentence, paragraph, or chapter is slowing down their story or not essential to the plot. I am not heartless. I know how much you agonized over those words. But in many instances, it must go. Here are my top three trash worthy elements in your manuscript.
I went looking for a simplified version of how to organize an epic and how the subplots support and frame the overarching plot. I couldn't find one. So, I made one.
Many writers may have unrealistic expectations for an editor, or none at all. Please do these three things before you even shop for an editor.
Some weeks are harder than others. For me, there were some wins and losses, but I came out alive and wiser. I guess that's what is supposed to happen.
