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So You Wanna Write A Book: Find Repetitive, Redundant, Reoccurring Words

Photo by Scott Webb on Pexels.com When you put on that editing hat, one of your jobs is to locate dull, repetitive words and cliché...

So You Wanna Write a Book: Making the Cut

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Now that you’ve finished the first draft of your book, it’s time for the excruciating part: editing. Some...

Almost September Which Means...

I will officially open for business. I just ordered my business cards today. Next on my agenda is putting together contracts for my...

So You Wanna Write a Book: Starting It

You probably have great ideas for a book. Maybe one of these ideas keeps popping up in your brain over and over again. It’s calling to...

Back on Track

Hi everyone. I realize I’ve disappeared for a while. Life gets in the way sometimes. But 2018 is a new start to what I hope will be the...

The “Great Idea” Concept

Photo by Thiago Miranda on Pexels.com It happened again. I went to a party, struck up a conversation with a very nice guy, and when he...

Your Friends Told You Not to Tell

As a freelance editor and professional critiquer, I have discovered that most beginning writers struggle with the concept of “show vs....

Important Tip #2 Watch for Unnecessary Words

Unnecessary words. What does this mean? Words that make your work cumbersome. Disrupt the flow of the language. Get in the way of the...

What to Expect when You’re Expecting Fame and Fortune

For every writer there comes a time to decide: do I share my work with the world, or do I keep it to myself? Is it good enough for others...

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