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Behind The Rewrite With Nancy Lynn Jarvis: Weaving In Authentic Details In Fiction
Mystery author Nancy Lynn Jarvis gives us a peek into her editing process in today's Behind the Rewrite. Nancy shares five of her biggest changes, which include inserting and fact-checking small details. Adding these authentic details in fiction can flesh out your...
How To Write An Effective Query Letter And Synopsis For Your Book
My editing clients often ask me how to write an effective query letter and synopsis. Thank you to the team at QueryLetter.com for offering to write this guest post which outlines the difference between a query letter and a synopsis and shares some tips for how to...
Alina Adams’ Behind The Rewrite: Back And Forth With HarperCollins @IamAlinaAdams
I remember hearing New York Times bestselling author Alina Adams speak at a conference about her figure skating mystery series many years ago. Over the years, I've gotten to know Alina through social media, and when I heard about her new release, The Nesting...
Selling Online Courses: 100+ Creators Share Their Sales Secrets #SalesMasterySummit
Just wanted to share that I am one of the speakers at The Sales Mastery Summit - All About Selling Online Courses, Memberships or Masterminds. I'm delighted to extend limited free passes to you to attend this summit at absolutely no cost. Here is the link to get a...
Cost-Effective Book Editing Livestream – Get Some Tips!
This is an interview I did for Emma Dhesi's podcast for new writers, Turning Readers Into Writers. It was also livestreamed in her Facebook group, Turning Readers Into Writers With Emma Dhesi. The topic was cost-effective editing and self-editing tips. Thank you to...
Top 5 Tips For Writing Legal Scenes In Fiction
Have you ever watched legal scenes in a movie or read them in a book and wondered how accurate they were? I'm thrilled to welcome Yvette Cano, a freelance writer who has law as one of her specialties. Yvette, who received her law degree from South Texas College of...
The Writing Cooperative: A Helpful Website For Writers @WritingCoop
I'm always excited to tell my followers about another helpful website for writers, and today I've got a terrific one to share. I recently met Justin Cox of The Writing Cooperative, which provides advice and encouragement for writers of all genres. Founded...
From Lois Lane To Freelance Editing And Online Courses For Writers
I had a fun inteview with Shandra Moran of The Transit Lounge podcast, discussing my journey from a "Lois Lane" reporter to a fiction author, freelance editor, and the founder of Shortcuts for Writers. This was an interesting discussion for me as usually I talk about...
How Do You Start Writing? Think Like A Writer! #10minnovelists #setthetimer
Katharine Grubb of 10 Minute Novelists has a brand new book out and it delves into questions such as how do you start writing, how do you visualize yourself as a writer, and how do you get your writing done. Below, Katharine tells you a little about her book Think...
Behind The Rewrite: Solving Boring Sentence Structure With Brenda Whiteside
In today's Behind the Rewrite, Brenda Whiteside talks about one of the last—but most important—aspects of the editing process: varying boring sentence structure. She shares a before-and-after excerpt from her novel Southwest of Love and Murder, book two in a five-book...
Interview On It’s A Nerdy Thing #Booktube Channel #booktubers
I had a great time recently speaking with Ayushi Jaiswal, a book reviewer and host of the show It's A Nerdy Thing. Ayushi calls herself a book nerd and says her goals are to share her bookish experiences and make viewers laugh. I'm delighted that my novels have been...
Behind The Rewrite With @cathyskendrovich – Power Of The Red Pen
In today's Behind the Rewrite, romantic suspense author Cathy Skendrovich talks about the power of the red pen—and the delete button. She discusses five changes she made when rewriting her new release Zone of Action. It doesn’t matter how great you think the book...
Emma Dhesi Helps Beginner Writers Find Time And Confidence @emmadhesi
I'm so excited to bring you this interview with an extremely inspiring writer and coach, Emma Dhesi, who helps beginner writers find the time and confidence to write their first novel. I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed for an upcoming episode of Emma's...
Behind The Rewrite: 5 Editing Tips From Author @ReneeWildes
In today’s Behind The Rewrite, author Renee Wildes discusses having her romantic epic fantasy series picked up by a new publisher. She shares five important editing tips for authors to keep in mind when revising their manuscripts. 1: New Publisher/Title/Editor The...
When Writing Gets Derailed: Having A Child With Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes is challenging, frustrating, and life-changing. Each Tuesday, Colleen Mitchell and Jessie Tuggey, life-long diabetics, talk about real life with Type 1 on the This is Type 1 Podcast, discussing the impact it makes on their lives without defining them....
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