Editing is expensive because it is a specialized skill, takes time, and editors have other expenses. But it helps if you understand why editors charge what they do. This blog explains why you aren’t being ripped off and why paying rock-bottom rates may not be a good idea. It also outlines various ways you can save on the cost of editing if you have budget restraints.
Read Blog »Category: Resources for Writers
How to Build and Grow Your Author Newsletter
You can increase your book sales by creating a newsletter to share with your email list. This blog walks you through six steps to building your newsletter and growing your audience. By following this step-by-step guide, you too can build your newsletter, grow your audience quickly, and sell your subscribers your backlist and new releases.
Read Blog »5 Unnecessary Explanations to Avoid in Fiction Writing
Authors often include unnecessary explanations, which can annoy and frustrate readers. Trust your readers to follow your plot and your characters’ development without explanations. This blog discusses five types of unnecessary explanations and gives examples so you can avoid overexplaining your novel’s plot and characters.
Read Blog »11 Steps to Creating Your Own Style Sheet
This tutorial walks authors through the process of creating their own style sheets. At the end, I have included some free downloadable style sheet templates.
Read Blog »All About Style Sheets
Copy editors create style sheets to ensure consistency. Learn what one is, what to include on it, and why an author may actually want to create one to give the copy editor.
Read Blog »10 Realistic Expectations for Working with an Editor
Before starting the editing process, it helps to know what to expect from your editor. Having realistic expectations sets you up for a great author-editor relationship.
Read Blog »How to Fix Info Dumping
Info dumping can cause readers to lose interest in your story and be pulled out of the moment. Learn what it is, how to avoid it even in dialogue, and how to fix it.
Read Blog »How to Spot and Correct Head-Hopping
Head-hopping is an easy trap to fall into. If you head-hop, it can pull your reader out of the scene and leave them feeling disoriented. So learn what it is, how it differs from an omniscient narrator, how to avoid it, and how to correct it if you do spot it.
Read Blog »Varying Sentence Beginnings
If too many of your sentences start the same way, your writing can begin to sound choppy, disjointed, and monotonous. This article explains how to vary them and how to know when to do so versus when to leave it alone.
Read Blog »Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions
Knowing and using correct punctuation is useful. This blog posts teaches a basic grammar principle: using commas with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS). Learn when you need a comma and when you don’t need a comma before “and,” “for,” “nor,” “but,” “or,” “yet,” and “so.”
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