Even the most talented, thoughtful writer can miss critical mistakes when it comes to a passion project. Objective editorial feedback – whether from a professional editor, a beta reader, or even a software program – can help catch and correct embarrassing mistakes before they’re disseminated, along with the manuscript, to a wider audience.
Read MoreAsk the Editor: How Do I Copyright My Book?
What is copyright? How do I copyright my book? How do I avoid copyright infringement? When should I register the copyright for my manuscript?
World Book and Copyright Day is April 23. In honor of it, I thought I’d answer some frequently asked questions about intellectual property and your books.
Read MoreHow to Write an Impressive Professional-Facing Author Biography
The author biography is an important part of your toolkit as a writer. Primarily it shares your existing professional and publication credits with the person reading it, which means it’s something of an appeal to your authority as a good, experienced writer.
If you’re new to the process, let me give you a couple general rules to follow as you craft your author biography. Then I’ll give you more specific rules to follow when it comes to author bios in query letters, submission letters, and as bylines for published articles.
Read MoreAsk the Editor: How Do I Know When I’m Done Editing?
To answer this question, you first have to determine what your goals are for the outcome of the editing process.
Read MoreCan’t Afford a Writing Conference? Have a Writing Staycation Instead.
What if, for whatever reason, writing conferences aren’t available to you? What if you’re trying to keep costs down, stay close to home, and give your writing life a productivity booster shot within those parameters?
If so, there’s nothing that says you can’t have a successful writing staycation, my term for a homemade writing retreat. In this blog post, we’ll focus on planning and prep work that will help you set yourself up for success so that when you hunker down and put pen to paper, you’ll have smooth sailing from beginning to end.
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