Today’s post is by RJ Thesman. Thesman is the author of 18 books (so far) and 800+ articles and stories. She is a certified life coach with a focus on writing, an editor, and a workshop presenter. Currently, she is finishing another novel, pulling weeds in the garden, and petting the cat during breaks. Connect…
Have you finished writing your book but are now wondering how to do the book layout? With self- and indie-publishing many more people are entering the world of book publishing. And many writers may find writing their book the easiest part of getting their book to the virtual bookshelf. Today, I’d like to take a…
(Updated from a previous post) Are you writing your first book? Do you plan to indie-publish or seek an agent and traditional publisher? Have you started building your author platform? Maybe you’re not sure what an author platform is. I’ve heard many first-time writers say they want to finish their book first before they think…
I just want to write. I hear that often from writers I work with. That’s great, and it’s not hard to do at all. Simply sit down at the computer (or with pen and paper) and write. But be honest with yourself. You want to publish that book. And now we enter the arena of…
When should I capitalize the word mom? What about sir or ma’am? Today, I want to address some of the most common capitalization errors I see in the manuscripts I edit. When you know the basic rule, capitalization becomes much easier. When to Capitalize Mom and Dad We all know that proper names are capitalized….
Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to my author friend Kathy Nickerson. This week Kathy launched the last book of her Glory Circle Sister series. I’ve read several books in the series (some more than once!). They are very entertaining and carry wonderful messages about life. I have featured her several times here…
Updated October 12, 2020 Last time we looked at scenes and how to build them. Most writers don’t have trouble writing scenes, and moving from scene to scene can be accomplished with as simple a statement as “Later that day…” However, there are times when you want to provide your reader with more. The sequel…
Updated September 14, 2020. In my last post we looked at plot. Today we’ll look at working with scenes. What goes into a scene? All the same things that go into plot. Think of a scene like a mini plot. The character(s) has a goal, which represents a small step in achieving the story goal….