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The Truth about AI Book Editors
Over the past few months, the author community has been abuzz with the recent AI developments and what they mean for writers.
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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Improve Your Writing with Editing Side-Gigs
Editing is one of the most popular side gigs for authors. That’s not just because of the paycheck. Editing others’ books advances...
Aug 23, 20222 min read
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3 Editing Rounds to Polish Your Draft: Self-Publishing 101
Editing is an essential part of writing, but it can also take up a lot of time and money if you work without a goal.
Jul 19, 20223 min read
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5 Times It's Okay to Ignore Criticism
It’s always a good idea to get more eyes on your book. When you’re publishing your own material, the only way you can get it...
May 27, 20225 min read
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Proofreading, Copy Editing, And Developmental Editing: What You Need And What The Difference Is
First the bad news: Editing is critical to your success.
And no, reading out loud to yourself is not good enough.
Jun 30, 20213 min read
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Top 7 Tips for Self Revision
Over the course of drafting your book, you’ll likely read it multiple times to perform some rudimentary editing on your own...
May 27, 20214 min read
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9 Common Mistakes Authors Make with Beta Readers
You have professional editors, and you have self-revisions, and then you have the third step: beta readers.
May 12, 20214 min read
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ProWritingAid vs. Autocrit: Comparison and Review
These days, you can find a variety of online editing software options that can meet a variety of your editing needs.
Feb 1, 20219 min read
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Top 5 Editing Resources for Writers
Editing is expensive, time consuming, and inevitable. Before you waste your fortune hiring an editor...
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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What I Wish Everyone Knew about Professional Editors
Between the writing sprees and the publishing hustle comes one step no writer can escape: editing. Some writers love editing.
Dec 18, 20203 min read
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So You Think You Can Plot: Dramatica vs. Plottr (Review)
Plotting software fills in the niche gap between writing software and editing software and allows you to iron out your novel...
Dec 16, 20206 min read
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Pitch Perfect: Anatomy of A Book Pitch
Writing a pitch is a helpful idea for any fiction writer, whether or not you want to go traditional.
Oct 22, 20201 min read
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Character Arcs: When You Don’t Need Them
I didn’t change much there. The three ghosts, the plot, and Scrooge were untouched. All I did to create the disturbing and uncomfortable...
Feb 10, 20172 min read
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How to Re-Write Your Novel–without Losing Your Sanity (Curated Post)
A personal note: re-writing is currently the hardest, most diabolical part of the writing process for me. It feels like I’m stabbing my...
Feb 2, 20171 min read
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Grammarly Review: Automatic Proofreader
Please vote for my novel, The Grim Reaper: And Company! on Kindle Scout here: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/X0Z1F8GSDDVB I recently...
Jan 15, 20162 min read
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Should You Hire an Editor?
No matter how careful you are editing your own work, things will slip through the cracks. It’s a fact of writing that spans from novice...
Apr 27, 20154 min read
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Don’t Begin Your Novel Like This!
All that glitters is 24 karat, pristine gold! They say never to judge a book by its cover, but everyone does that anyway. I remember one...
Apr 7, 20153 min read
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10 Facts about Your Fantasy Universe (You Don’t Know Yet)
One of the most challenging parts of writing in the fantasy genre is creating the universe. You could spend years designing the cultures...
Apr 4, 20153 min read
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A Note on Novel Length
Image credit: Sanja Djenero How long should my book be? It’s a silly question, or so it seems. What does length matter so long as the...
Mar 26, 20152 min read
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Sex, Swearing, and What You Don’t Want to Write
A few years ago, I found myself staring tensely at my computer screen, fingers hovering over the keyboard as I wrestled with a problem...
Mar 20, 20152 min read
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