Publishing News: A Bit of An Update
It’s almost here! I am so excited. Okay, let me relax and be a bit more coherent. After tons of edits and tons of re-writes, I’ve sent my manuscript off to the publisher. That is an accomplishment in my mind. …
Improving Your Writing: Many Ways For Writers To Improve
I think that we can all agree that as writers we need to consistently improve our writing. This can mean increasing the word count that we write each day or changing the style and tone of our writing. Everything can…
Of Money and Making Money Writing
I have to admit that writing is both something that I do for fun and something I do for money. It is not the paradox that many might think, but rather it is something that one simply becomes used to. …
Publishing a Draft? Think Again
You really can’t publish a half-finished work, even if you think it’s done. Someone else, multiple someone elses need to read it through and point out to you where the plot sags or the writing goes astray, and only then…
The Responsible Self-Publisher
Most people want to publish their books. This is true for many writers, and while a work in progress is still a work in progress, I would like to point a few things out. Writers need to think of their…
Kindle Ready? Are You Ready for E-book Publishing?
I decided that I am going to have a Kindle edition of this book. I am pretty excited bout this because I was back and forth asking myself if this is such a grand idea. I think that it is. …
Enjoy Publishing
This is a simple idea. I was amazed when someone said to me that I needed to “stop worrying about editing, and start enjoying the process.” I was worried. I am not a great editor, and I think I give…
Thoughts on Publishing and Money
I think this best describes what we do as writers. We write, then we edit, then we publish. At least we are done with that book. Somehow this is not the case. After our book is published we need to…
