Creating Your Editorial Brand
A brand helps you be more recognizable, stand out from the crowd, and generate loyalty. Learn how to create the non-visual and visual elements of your brand as an editorial freelancer.
Reinforce, but Avoid Being Repetitive in Your Nonfiction Book
Yes, we learn through repetition, but purposeful repetition and redundancies are different. Redundant content annoys readers, so learn how to avoid redundancies and how to fix common trouble spots.
Clear Systems & Processes: Time Management
Master time management with practical tips tailored for editors. Discover strategies to boost productivity, schedule your day, meet deadlines, and maintain work-life balance while handling the complexities of editing.
Crafting an Effective First Chapter in Your Novel
The first chapter of your novel often determines whether the reader will keep reading. It is crucial that this first chapter hook and keep the reader engaged until the very end. Learn the elements to include and the mistakes to avoid in your first chapter.
Subject-Complement Agreement
Matching singular to singular and plural to plural seems basic enough, but when it comes to subjects and sentence complements, either way can seem wrong. Learn how to handle these situations.
Self-Editing: Using Beta Readers and Critique Partners
Self-editing should involve many revision passes. One or two passes should be reserved for implementing feedback from your beta readers and/or critique partners. Learn how to find these people and how to implement their feedback in this tutorial.
Synergized Mentoring and Collaboration
The editing community is full of helpful people, so don’t go it alone. Ask your questions, get answers. Then go a step further and find others to mentor swap and collaborate with. Learn why and how to do this!
Commas with Antithetical Elements
Commas are used around antitheticals. Learn what those are and the exceptions to the rule.
Become a Book Marketing Pirate: 17 Tips to Sell More Books
Marketing a book can be tough, but if you become a white hat pirate, it will be a cinch. Follow these 17 tips teaching you how to become a book marketing pirate and sell more books today.
Clear Systems & Processes: Client Management
Client management doesn’t need to be stressful and time-consuming. Create clear systems and processes and you’ll feel on top of your client relationships in no time. No more forgetting to send a client a message, no more wondering where you put their information … Instead, create your repeatable processes and stick to them.
