In the future, I want to write a book about my experiences in self-publishing. I want to write about what I did right and what I did wrong to inform anyone who's thinking about self-publishing. I find that those books - the ones written by people who are writing from experience and personal knowledge - … Continue reading Book Idea
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Editor’s Tricks
I have a trick for editing flow and finding typos. It’s guaranteed to help you see things about your story you didn’t see before. Want to know what it is? It’s reading aloud. Yeah. Is your mind blown? No? It’s okay. Reading your work aloud can bring attention to how a sentence sounds. Which, I … Continue reading Editor’s Tricks
The Importance of Editing
When you're a self-publishing author, the most important thing you can do for you novel is get it professionally edited. Yes. Spend money on a pro that spends a lot of time with books. You aunt that reads a lot doesn't count. Why is editing so important? A poorly edited book might as well have … Continue reading The Importance of Editing