It’s a question that I see a lot online: where do I find a book editor? We can be so focused on getting our words down (as we should be!) that we forget to look into those next steps. If you find yourself in need of an editor, I’ve gathered a few places you can...
Agents and editors will often ask for your manuscript to be formatted to certain style standards. There are a few reasons for this ranging from professionalism to simply making their/our jobs easier. While it may look boring to some, standard formatting is familiar...
Strong reading comprehension allows you to better connect with the stories you love. This means being able to understand the deeper themes you may not pick up on if you are focused only on the enjoyable, surface-level story. But we’re (likely) not in school anymore....
There can be a lot of anxiety around having someone else read through your manuscript—especially when that someone is reading it to provide constructive criticism. This is completely normal. Here are 5 things book editors want you to know: 1) We’re not here to judge...
We’ve all probably heard the joke, “Be nice or you’ll end up in my novel.” That’s because writers are naturally influenced by people and situations from our real lives. Some writing advice (“Write what you know!”) even finds its foundation in this. But hitting too...
