#5onFri: Five Ways to Aid Your Editor
…profound mental and emotional labor. You love it! It’s perfect! There’s nothing wrong with it! And then an editor comes along and has the audacity to suggest changes. As you…
…profound mental and emotional labor. You love it! It’s perfect! There’s nothing wrong with it! And then an editor comes along and has the audacity to suggest changes. As you…
…first try. You are giving them a gift when you show creativity is hard work. 3. Interact with the Writing Community Be good literary citizens and support writers. Leave a…
…slow, but there was much bonding going on. Awkward first meetings turned to friendly banter which became laughing gossip about our common interests: loving to write and read romance. 2….
…documentation. Take away: Never be embarrassed to reach out to specialists. They’ll usually be happy to help and the worst they can say is “No”. 3. Boots on the Ground…
…So I had to come up with alternate ways to communicate vital information to the reader. If you’re creating a setting that is very harsh, either environmentally or politically, come…
…none of these titles appeal to you, check out the glut of new books inspired by balanced Scandinavia including: Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living by Linnea Dunne Lagom:…
…saw the potential, and started my own process of “tidying up.” In a recent Instagram post, Kondo wrote: “When readers initially complete the book, many only partially tidy because they…
Marketing is every bit of contact your company has with the outside world. Every bit. – From Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Levinson Why does the term “marketing people” evoke such…
…not worry. Nor is it necessary that they encounter a murderer in the basement. It’s enough just to have the readers crawling out of their skin. 3) Mystery Threat brings…
…online tools. Lately we’ve been thinking a lot about our word nerd community, and how we might serve you during this time of great uncertainty, when learning can be valuable,…