Helping Writers Go from Unpublished to Published
A lot of publishing options for getting your book baby out into the world exist in today’s market.
Finding the answers can be time-consuming, confusing, and paralyzing. To help you navigate these troublesome currents, I created [Read more…] about What are today’s publishing options and which is best for me?
I’m as guilty as the next writer in that I include redundancies in my draft manuscript. When I’m writing my draft, I focus on getting the story out of my head and into the computer.
I look for redundancies when I revise my story. And I revise it more times than I want to count! Below is a list [Read more…] about For a Stronger Story, Seek and Delete Redundancies in Your Writing
Most writers are also avid readers. It’s a part of how we learn the craft of writing. For me it’s also a part of how I enjoy life.
Right now I’ve got 6 books going, 4 nonfiction, and 2 fiction. The fiction are strictly for entertainment. The nonfiction for my own education—for my business and personally. The books in the picture above are among the many I recommend to writers.
Most of the time, I discover new books because someone else told me about them—the best advertising there is!
Today, I’m turning the blog over to you, dear readers. Post in the comments one or two books you recommend and why.
All great fiction writing has more than 4 important elements; however, in my opinion, there are 4 that are the driving force behind your story.
Any avid reader can quickly identify when a book is going to be great or not. They may not be able to tell you the elements that are or aren’t there, but they’ve learned to recognize what a story needs for it to be a page turner.
Today’s post looks at those 4 foundational building blocks of fiction writing. [Read more…] about The 4 Most Important Elements in Fiction Writing
Lately, I’ve gotten a lot of manuscripts to edit with incorrect formatting.
Using the standard format for your manuscript for submission to a publisher or freelance editor is important. Do it incorrectly and you immediately tell that publisher you’re an amateur.
Yes, we all start at the beginning, but there’s no need to let the publisher know you’re new at this. You can submit like a pro the first time! [Read more…] about Formatting Your Manuscript for Publisher Submission
by Ramona Wood
Children’s book author Ramona Wood’s maxim is “Never stop learning.” Wood is a member of the SCBWI and has written and illustrated five children’s books that can be seen at Amazon.com and RamonaWoodBooks.com. Her latest, Manners & Tips for Caring Kids, has just gone live as her first print-on-demand publication.
Give your kids’ book a fighting chance from the start! Consider these four Ns before you get too far along:
NEED—Learn what the market needs and what is selling. How? [Read more…] about The Ns and Outs of Writing for Kids
Many of us write because we believe we have a message God wants us to share. In fact, our first book is often about lessons learned from a personal experience that we believe will help others. We want to convey information that will help others navigate and conquer a similar problem.
That was certainly the case for my first book, Help! My Husband Has Sexually Abused Our Daughter (updated, revised, and retitled Carried by Grace in 2014). [Read more…] about I have a message to share, but where do I start?
Search engine optimization. Otherwise known as SEO. If you’ve been writing for the web, more than likely you’ve heard this term even if you don’t understand it.
I recently had my admin assistant do a Google search for several keywords, among them were editor and freelance editor.
Ahhh!
My website didn’t turn up anywhere in the first 6 pages of the search results—we stopped looking at that point. Not a good thing for a person who runs a freelance editing business. To fix this I need to ensure editor or freelance editor appear more often on my services page.