by Kayleigh | Dec 2, 2022 | Editing Tips, Publishing Tips
If your 2023 resolution is going to be to get published, your end of 2022 resolution should be to revise your manuscript. This is a busy time of year for agents and publishers due to NaNoWriMo and folks wanting to check something off their bucket list in the new year.... by Kayleigh | Nov 25, 2022 | Writing Tips
Stop comparing your draft to published work. Just as we don’t look like magazine models who are taped into dresses or bathing suits and then airbrushed, your draft isn’t going to look as polished as work that’s gone through multiple rounds of editing and revision.... by Kayleigh | Nov 18, 2022 | Writing Tips
Didn’t hit your word count goal yesterday or last week? Restart the clock. Missed it again? Restart the clock. Forgive and move on. The more time you give to thinking about what you DIDN’T write, the less time you have to write now. This post is from the Friday... by Kayleigh | Nov 11, 2022 | Freelancer Tips, Hiring an Editor, Publishing Tips
For a writer to improve what isn’t working in their manuscript, they need to know what is. Different professionals can help you in different ways. While beta readers are intended to give you their perspective of your work as a reader, a developmental editor is... by Kayleigh | Nov 7, 2022 | Marketing Tips
Do you have a social media calendar/planning spreadsheet? Do you schedule your posts? Plenty of folks don’t realize how critical this can be in promoting yourself and your work across multiple platforms—without also burning yourself out. Scheduling posts during the...
