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Line Editing Made Simple: 5 Days To More Polished Pages
Does the thought of editing your book seem overwhelming? If your manuscript could use trimming and polishing, sign up for this free mini email course. It features bite-sized concepts and assignments to help you kick-start your line editing. Learn quick, simple tips that will make a big difference in your writing.
Free Facebook Group & Book Blurb Toolkit
Join the Shortcuts for Writers Facebook group, an international community of beginner, intermediate, and advanced writers. You’ll find a friendly supportive community focused on the craft of writing and editing; weekly prompts; an extensive library of blog posts, videos, and podcasts; informative Facebook lives; and guest workshops. You can also download the free guide, 7 Simple Steps to Nailing Your Book Blurb in Unit 1.
Free Character-Naming Guide
Download this informative guide on questions to ask yourself when naming your characters. Includes a list of amazing websites to help you find the perfect names to fit your book’s genre or era.
Check Out The Shortcuts For Writers Blog
Behind The Rewrite With @JudyPenzSheluk: Varied Words Aren’t Always a Given
When I read Judy Penz Sheluk's Behind the Rewrite post, I chuckled as boy, does it ring true! We all have crutch words and phrases that we rely on when we're talking to others. It drives me crazy when I listen to myself in a podcast interview and hear myself...
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...
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...
