I mentioned recently, that I’ve been pondering why some writers couldn’t care less about the ins and outs of grammar...
Editing & Writing Advice
Creating Suspense using Multiple Points of View
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To Be-ware or not To Be-ware: Large Publisher, Small Press
This week seems to be the week to blog about small presses, and seeing so many posts brought something to my mind. I’ve always considered Pelican Book Group to be a small press—as I’m sure most people do—but what exactly makes a small press a small press? Is it the size of its catalogue, number of employees, the benefits and drawbacks of being published by said press, or is it strictly the annual revenue generated (and is any of that good or bad)? As I pondered these things, I decided to do a comparison of what large publishers do and what this small press (Pelican Book Group) does.
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
My husband and I have experienced an event that was sitcom worthy. Often we sit around and laugh about the mass exodus...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
We all have our little darlings, words, lines, scenes, chapters, that we love. Then a critique partner or an editor...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
I attended the wonderful Christian Author's Guild Conference, Catch the Wave, this last weekend, and I want to share...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Have you ever met a person and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t connect with him or her? Sometimes, an...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
So an author has signed a contract for his work with a publisher and thus begins the editing process of the book he...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Some grammar and punctuation issues are set in stone. A grammatically incorrect sentence will be corrected by an...
Write the Vision Wednesday – F.R.O.G.
How does one write Christian fiction? That was a question that troubled me years ago. Because Inspirational Fiction is...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
I’ve had a lot of questions lately regarding scenes and chapter breaks. While there is no steadfast rule with regard...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Point of view: when you finally get the hang of it, you wonder how you ever missed its importance in storytelling....
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
When I announced that I’d love to know the questions authors would like to ask an editor, I received quite a few...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Finding a balance between drama and melodrama can be very hard sometimes. Today, let’s take a look at some of the...