Editing • Book Formatting • Book Cover Design • Book Shepherding/Consulting for Self-Published Authors
For the main narrative voice of your story, you need to choose a verb tense. Once you do, consistency within the narrative is essential. I stopped reading one self-published book after less than a chapter because the author couldn’t make up her mind about verb tense. The constant switching between…
Leave a CommentI often encourage my clients and other writers to get feedback from alpha readers, beta readers, and/or critique partners or groups to improve their writing. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect science, and even editors can disagree on whether this feedback is useful or not. Like reading “news” on the…
Leave a CommentWhen you finish the first draft of your book, you might feel lost. What are the next steps? How long it will be before you can publish it? Here is a handy guide to getting your book polished and ready for publication.* Let it rest. Really. Put the manuscript away…
Leave a CommentEvery Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children series) Seanan McGuire Tom Doherty Associates, LLC., 2016 176 pages. Available in hardcover, Kindle, and Audible audio formats. Category: Fiction, Portal Fantasy, Urban Fantasy I came across this book while checking to see whether my local library had the latest Toby Daye novel. Our…
Leave a CommentHow can writers make sure that their readers read their stories all the way through to the end? What makes a story engaging enough that your audience will keep turning those pages? Why do readers stop reading 10 pages or 10 chapters into a novel? In today’s reblog, Beth Hill…
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