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Can Freelance Editors be Right for Authors with Traditional Publishing Goals?

Your planned publishing path is very important to the decisions about what kind of editing to get and how much to pay for them.

Can Freelance Substantive Editors be Right for Authors with Traditional Publishing Goals?

Agents and editors look for manuscripts that need occasional tweaks but already have a solid writing style and author voice.

Finding Your Author Voice

Your author voice is one of the most valuable things you bring to a manuscript. It is infused into every line and word of your writing.

Things to Keep Handy When You're Marketing Your Book

One way I've found to make marketing less daunting is to collect a few helpful tools that I can reuse and adapt

Averbs: To Use or Not to Use

Adverbs get a bad rap in writing circles. Unfortunately, this is one of those writing "rules" that doesn't provide enough detail

Comp Titles

"Comp titles" is short for competitive or comparative titles and refers to already published books that are similar to your manuscript.

Brainstorming a Book Title

Titles are an important piece of your marketing. You want them to encapsulate your entire book in a brief and catchy way.

Starting Out Your Social Media Platform

Worrying about being a social media guru is exhausting, but being present on social media doesn't have to be your whole life.

The Many Descriptions of your Book

I've written up a short list of book summary types to help you meet industry expectations and get your plot across.

Writing a Blurb That Readers will Buy

A blurb is a plot summary aimed at readers. It is used on online book pages or on the back of your physical books.