Guest Post from Jeff Peters: Proofreading and Editing Tips for Writers
Proofreading and editing may sound easy, but it is a serious task that requires expertise and focus. Proofreading basically refers to sorting out of errors, like spelling mistakes, grammatical errors...
View ArticleOur List of Sneaky Words that Spellcheck Doesn’t Find
It is a truth universally acknowledged that indie authors in possession of a good book must be in want of an editor. But as every savvy indie author knows, a good editor is expensive. HOWEVER, the more...
View ArticleHow to Identify your Crutch Words and Highlight Your Style
Everybody has a distinct writing style. A writing style isn’t defined by your content. Rather, it is primarily defined by how you treat content. You might use long, compound sentences, or you might...
View Article5 Ways to Make Time for Writing
“I wish I had more time to write.” We all say it, but what can you do to set aside some quality time for you and your manuscript? Here are some tips that will help you find anywhere from a few extra...
View ArticleHow to be a Good Critique Partner
In our experience, the best writers are not the people who have the best innate style, or even those who work with the best editors. No. The best writers are the people who have a solid writer’s group...
View Article15 Questions You Should Always Ask Your Editor Before Hiring Them
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every author needs an editor. While a good editor will elevate your book to the highest level it can go, other editors will do nothing—or worse—diminish...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Free Apps that Help You Write Your Novel
There’s an app for … well, just about everything, nowadays. Modern conveniences fill nearly every aspect of our lives. Our jobs, hobbies, and entertainment are streamlined, and we have virtually...
View Article15 Terms Every Indie Author Should Know
It’s a lot easier to walk the walk in publishing if you can talk the talk. The book world has its own language of shorthand and terms that can make your publishing process a breeze, if you...
View ArticleThe Biggest Problem With Self-Publishing, And How You Can Fix It
Anyone who’s ever weighed the choice between indie publishing and traditional publishing knows that the biggest problem with self-publishing is the stigma associated with it. Every year, we see...
View ArticleHow to Ruin Your Brainchild in 5 Simple Steps
Most of us are willing to admit we’ve acquired some quirks as a result of our upbringings—thanks, mom and dad! Although parents tend to be well-intentioned beings, sometimes it’s hard to find the...
View ArticleWhere to go When Your Self-Editing Can’t Get You There (or They’re? or Their?!)
We know the drill: you’ve completed your manuscript, looked it over, looked it over again, but your eyes are burning and your head is aching and you know your you’re still missing so much. Do you send...
View ArticleERROR: Kindle’s Latest Warning Message
Next week, any e-book containing a whiff of a typo, spelling error, or formatting error will need to run for cover from Amazon’s editing bots. No, seriously. Come February 3rd, no errors are safe....
View ArticleThe 5 Traps of Dialogue Tags
So simple. So small. So likely to lead you astray. Dialogue tags are a necessary evil. It feels monotonous typing the same two words (he said/she said) throughout your story when you really want to...
View Article4 Tips on Picking an Editor
“Because editors are not magic people who wave wands and fix a book instantly: you can’t hire one person to do everything, and especially not all in one pass. It’s not always the editor who’s at fault...
View ArticleWise Questions: Editing
Oh, editing… The who, the when, the cost. This month, Wise Questions dives into the differences between content editing and proofreading, how much you should expect to pay for editing, what beta...
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