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Free Writing Class – 5 Things To Focus On During Editing
I recently discovered a valuable Instagram account that offers free writing classes, writing prompts, giveaways, support and community, and other resources. It's called YouAreHereWriters, and I was honored to teach a 10-minute self-editing class on their IGTV...
Unique Marketing Tool For Authors And Businesses
Are you a business owner seeking unique promotional items to distribute at conferences and trade shows? Are you an author looking for swag to hand out at booksignings and conventions? I've got a neat marketing tool idea for you to consider: a USB business card from...
3 Ways To Get Unstuck While Writing Your Memoir
If you're seeking tips on writing your memoir, then you'll enjoy this guest post by Danielle Perlin-Good. Danielle, a book coach, editor, and online marketing strategist, works with many authors who are writing their memoirs. In the below article, she outlines three...
Free Workshop On Journaling Benefits & Tips
Kat Caldwell, the author of Write Your Life: More Than Just A Journal, will present a short workshop on the benefits of journaling April 2 at 7 p.m. EST in the Shortcuts for Writers Facebook group. She will discuss her path down the road of journaling, why she became...
Get Some Book Publishing Tips On The Boss Lady Investor Podcast
Are you ready to write a book but don't know where to start? Are you wondering about the pros and cons of traditional vs. indie book publishing? Do you want to gain some book marketing tips so that you can increase your royalties? If you answered yes to any of these...
Tour The Book Editing Blueprint Classroom
Take a tour of the online course BOOK EDITING BLUEPRINT: A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN TO MAKING YOUR NOVELS PUBLISHABLE. In Book Editing Blueprint, your mission is to learn how to do a thorough developmental, line edit, and copyedit and to create…
How To Edit Dialogue: Free Lesson From Book Editing Blueprint
Find out the most common dialogue mistakes that plague fiction writers in this sample video from the online course Book Editing Blueprint: A Step-By-Step Plan to Making Your Novels Publishable. The video discusses how to edit speech length, dialogue punctuation,…
SURVEY RESULTS: Discover the Biggest Writing & Editing Struggles
This video was originally created for the Shortcuts for Writers Facebook group and shares the results of a survey I did. In that survey, I asked writers what editing issues gave them the most trouble and what MUST be included…
Affordable Book Editing Blueprint Course On How To Revise A Novel
You know that feeling of overwhelm when you think of how to revise your novel? Where you wish an editor could sit over your shoulder and keep you from making a ton of time-wasting mistakes? You see the big picture but worry about how to get there. How do you get your...
Rewriting A Novel When It’s A Big Mess
How do you go about rewriting a novel when it's an absolute mess? I want to tell you about this editing client I once had. She submitted a manuscript that was the biggest disaster I had ever seen. It would need countless drafts to make it even in the ballpark of...
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