by Katie McCoach | May 10, 2018 | Author Resources, Editing, Writing
Practical Tips for Rewriting your Novel: Free Workshop Finishing even a single draft of a book is a huge accomplishment. But now you must see your manuscript through multiple revisions and drafts. No one writes the perfect book in one shot. You must open yourself up...
by Katie McCoach | Apr 19, 2018 | Author Tips, Reflection, Writing
Burnout: The Villain We All Pretend to Ignore Talking about our insecurities, our struggles, in a public setting is not easy. As writers, we are notorious for being worried about what people will think—it’s why reviews, criticism, and sales are some of the scariest...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 25, 2018 | Book Reviews, Reading
What Readers Want: Romance Edition We’re kicking off the new year with the start of our What Readers Want series. This month we have an interview with Christy! An avid romance reader and top reviewer on Goodreads, Christy also blogs at Book Babes Unite. When it...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 11, 2018 | Editing, Writing
5 Reasons You Need an In-Depth Critique Criticism is something many of us shy away from. Who wants to hear what they are doing wrong? Praise is where it’s at! Right? Maybe not. Criticism, in the most constructive way, makes us stronger—makes our writing, our voice,...
by Katie McCoach | Oct 19, 2017 | Author Tips, Editing
A 3-Part Series on the Book Selling Process This is a three-part series on getting a reader to buy your book. Be sure to read part one and part two. As you’ll recall from our last blog post, the third thing that sells a reader on your book is the writing itself—your...