The first blog in this series explained how to identify your told prose. Now that you have identified it, decide if you need to change it to showing or keep it as is. It isn’t wrong to tell. The importance is balance. Learn when it is okay and even preferable to tell.
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Narrative Distance: What It Is and How to Use it Effectively
Narrative distance is another tool in a writers’ toolkit. Learn what is it, how to create various levels of narrative distance, and when you may want to go wide.
Read Blog »Why are there errors remaining after I paid an editor?
While editors strive to do their best, it isn’t realistic to expect perfection. So you will still find errors, but just know that some of those “errors” you found aren’t actual errors. This blog discusses these issues and your options.
Read Blog »What’s Next: Marketing Your Book Post-Publication
Marketing your book happens before, during, and after publication. Many hit marketing hard during launch, but then just let it sit. Learn eight strategies you can use to continue to market your book after publication.
Read Blog »Showing and Telling Part 1: Finding Your Told Prose
The advice “show, don’t tell” can frustrate authors. Telling isn’t bad, but it can ruin a novel if overdone or done at the wrong moment. Learn how to spot your told prose so you can edit it to shown prose, if the scene calls for it.
Read Blog »Dealing with a Heavily Edited Manuscript
It can be a blow to your ego to get a heavily edited manuscript back from your editor and all the tracking can seem too overwhelming to deal with. So learn various methods for approaching a heavily edited manuscript with confidence. You can do hard things and publish a great book. Deep breaths and let’s dive in!
Read Blog »Strategies to Reduce Wordiness
Using these strategies, you can learn to write more concise, powerful sentences. Learn how to get rid of unnecessary wordiness through a variety of strategies.
Read Blog »Action Beats: It’s All about Dem Beats
Action beats reveal a character’s movement, emotions, and motivations; affect the rhythm and tension of the scene; and can establish the setting. Learn how to write effective action beats and use them purposefully.
Read Blog »6 Self-Editing Tasks to Reduce Your Editing Costs
If you can afford full editing services, you should do so. With that said, the more thoroughly you self-edit, the less your full service editing services will cost you. This blog outlines five self-editing tasks you can do to reduce your editing costs.
Read Blog »Proofreading: Your Last Line of Defense
Proofreading is a vital part of the production process; it is a separate service from editing. Learn why it’s important, what it entails—including cost and turnaround time—why your editor shouldn’t also be your proofreader, and how to get the most from your proofreader.
Read Blog »The Cost of Editing & How to Stay in Your Budget
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 »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.
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