Innovative Editing

Here’s a writing tip that can save you an immense amount of time: You don’t have to provide every single detail about the subject matter you

At the risk of being exceptionally un-PC, stereotypes often exist for a reason. Before you jump down my throat for saying that, let me add t

Between this week’s posts and last week’s posts and posts from the week before… I’ve said a lot about the book-publishing process. Stuff lik

Since we’re discussing self-publishing this week, here’s a quick quiz for you: 1. How independent are you? 2. Are you a do-it-yourself, free

“When should I start looking for a publisher?” That’s a common question from writers, and it’s a good one too, which is why I’m addressing i

If yesterday’s Writing Challenge didn’t make it clear enough, writing query letters isn’t easy. You have to dot your I’s and cross your T’s

To be clear, upfront and as honest as possible, and just in case you didn’t read the title… this is a repeat article. As in I’ve already wri

I know this series is technically about literary agents. But this one – and actually, Friday’s too – are more generalized to some degree. Th

For a recent three-Wednesday run, I shared my opinion about authors and Twitter, soliciting outside feedback along the way. One of the pro-T

If none of last week’s information threw you off – and I’m not saying it should have – you might very well need a literary agent. What’s a

So. Female characters in creative writing. If you didn’t shut off this show as soon as you heard what it’s about, you might be a glutton for

As we discussed yesterday, there’s really three types of traditional publishing contracts you could potentially land. There’s big-time Big 5

Any discussion of parentheses has to begin by giving them their due. These punctuations sets can be a great tool to convey all the informati

On Tuesday, we got all depressing and acknowledged the reality that most published authors don’t sell a lot of books. Today, we’re going...

Every writer needs to take a break sometimes: to put away the tools of the trade – their pencils, pens, notepads, tablets, laptops and/or co

We started touching on the topic of publishing last week. But this week, we’re taking a deeper dive into one branch of it in particular… (Dr

Self-publishing is not easy. And you shouldn’t trust anyone who says otherwise. I speak as a self-published author myself – and one who love

How many people play the lottery? According to a Gallup poll a few years ago, “Roughly half of Americans say they have bought a state lotte

For this particular post, we’re going to get straight to the point. If you want to be an effective business writer, don't automatically assu

Everyone has a dream of doing something big. At least I sincerely hope they do. For people who enjoy biking as a hobby, perhaps they’d love