Call for Entries! Free Editorial Feedback Contest!
Do you have a manuscript? Do you need professional feedback? There are so many fabulous book blogs out there that are great for helping published authors get the word out. However, what if you’ve got a...
View ArticleGuest Post: CONTEST: Write with Hanna, Editorial Feedback #1
Hanna here! Well, here we are! I truly enjoyed reading the submissions, and it was difficult to pick just one. I believe that authors are the movers and shakers of the world, and it is so inspirational...
View ArticleAt First Draft: The 6 (Minimum) Steps to Revising Your Manuscript before...
Congratulations on your first draft! Ready for the real work? Here’s your in-the-trenches editing post! As I’ve said before, writing tens of thousands of words is not hard. Sorry, it’s just not....
View ArticleGuest Post: CONTEST: Write with Hanna, Editorial Feedback #2
Congratulations to submission #6! Synopsis: Sam is four years old when he first feels it—a humming in his stomach that happens when he reads books. As he grows older, the grumblings occur more...
View ArticleDoing NANOWRIMO? Five Tips for Succeeding—AT LAST!
Each year, thousands of wannabe writers get themselves hyped up about NANOWRIMO—“National Novel Writing Month.” A worldwide literary celebration that takes place every November, NANOWRIMOers’ mission,...
View ArticleHow to Create a Useful Style Sheet
Many authors assume they don’t need to be conscious of style choices because it is understood that the editor will fix style choices. Other authors use the excuse of “just getting the words on the...
View ArticleOur New Favorite Online Community for Writers
For an indie writer, the internet is a magical place. It’s what allows you to self-publish and sell your books across the world in digital format. It allows you to put yourself out there, to become a...
View ArticleGuest Post from M. Elias Keller: Serious Research Tips for Serious Fiction...
Research. For some fiction writers, it’s the best part of the process. For others, it’s a torturous chore. But either way, it has to be done if you want readers to believe in your story and characters....
View ArticleHow to be a Good Critique Partner
In our experience, the best writers are not the people who have the best innate style, or even those who work with the best editors. No. The best writers are the people who have a solid writer’s group...
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