Writing

How to Make the Most of Working with a Professional Editor

You’ve finally decided that it’s time to work with a professional editor, but you have no clue what to expect. Is your manuscript ready for a professional edit? Is it even worth it to hire an editor? As a writer, you realize there will inevitably be somebody with a “red pen” who comes along to tidy […]

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Character Development: 5 Ways to Create Interesting Characters

Ernest Hemingway once said, \”When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.\” Needless to say, character development is one of the most important parts of the writing process. Bad characters can absolutely kill a good plot if you aren’t careful. Good characters are what get your

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4 Apps Every Writer Should Try

Are you a distracted writer? Disorganized? Do you hate the actual writing process? Writing can be a strenuous, frustrating, exhausting process. Authors often spend months researching their book, brainstorming what they want to say, developing the structure of their book, and toiling over the wording. It’s a lot. Everyone struggles differently with these stages of

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Are You Ready to Publish Your Book Take this Quiz

Are You Ready to Publish Your Book? Take this Quiz

Writing a book involves many moving parts. As a writer, you’ve committed a lot of time and brain space to deciding your topic, determining what points you need to cover to support your topic, and developing a strong outline. Then, you’ve had to practice discipline to set aside plenty of time to get your thoughts

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How Long Shoud My Book Be

How Long Should My Book Be?

The question I get most often in the publishing world is surprisingly not “How much should I charge for my book?” or “What royalty will I make?” or “What cover will most appeal to my audience?” What authors ask me about most is their books’ length. How long should their chapters be? How many chapters should they have? How many pages should their book be? 

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