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Apr 10, 20233 min read

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.

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Aug 23, 20222 min read

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...

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Jul 19, 20223 min read

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.

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May 27, 20225 min read

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...

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Jun 30, 20213 min read

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.

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May 27, 20214 min read

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...

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May 12, 20214 min read

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.

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Feb 1, 20219 min read

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.

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Dec 21, 20201 min read

Top 5 Editing Resources for Writers

Editing is expensive, time consuming, and inevitable. Before you waste your fortune hiring an editor...

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Dec 18, 20203 min read

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.

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Dec 16, 20206 min read

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...

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Oct 22, 20201 min read

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.

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Feb 10, 20172 min read

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...

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Feb 2, 20171 min read

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...

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Jan 15, 20162 min read

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...

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Apr 27, 20154 min read

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...

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Apr 7, 20153 min read

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...

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Apr 4, 20153 min read

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...

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Mar 26, 20152 min read

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...

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Mar 20, 20152 min read

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...

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