A clever play on words can draw attention in a good way, but you don’t want anything to detract from your story. And nothing can yank a discerning reader out of a book quicker than heaving beasts or the flow of hair through fabric. But before we talk about proofreading—let’s define it, shall we? Because […]
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Book Editing: What Should You Expect?
If you’re new to self-publishing, you might not know exactly what to expect as you go through the editing and production process. This is true even if you’re a veteran coming over from traditional publishing. It’s a lot different when you’re the project lead and need to make arrangements for every stage of revisions and […]
Read More »Publishing: How to Pre-format Your Novel with Styles in Microsoft Word
You may be asking yourself why pre-formatting matters. There are actually some very good reasons. Pre-formatting helps you throughout the writing process and during edits and revisions. It’ll also save you time and money and it’s easy to do.
Read More »Publishing: Young Adult Category and Demographics vs. Genres
This little mini-rant is brought to you by my reading an article over at InD’Tale. In fairness, I hear people refer to the “YA genre” and the “new adult genre” all the time, and I get that I’m fighting a losing battle. Out of sheer hardheadedness, however, I continue to talk about the difference between […]
Read More »Publishing: Amazon Feature Alert—Follow This Author
I posted a couple of days ago about Amazon’s new feature where they allow users to sign up for email notifications when an author puts out a new book. Apparently they’re doing a staggered feature release (thanks Amanda Brice and Daniel Arenson for pointing that out). In plain language, that means some people are seeing […]
Read More »Publishing: An Editor’s Tips on How to Select an Editor
Check out my class and workbook on finding and working with an editor. Click here to sign up! As an indie author, or self-publisher, you have a lot of hats to wear. Not only are you worrying about writing a book, quite an endeavor on its own, you’re also assuming the publisher’s role. This means […]
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