The Blog
6 Reasons Why Internships are Important in Determining Your Ideal Career Path
This post originally appeared on the Superstition Review website: http://superstitionreview.asu.edu/ in April 2013. I wanted to share this post here for anyone currently in high school or college, or even out of college, trying to find their way into the right job, or...
3 Ways to Prepare for the New Year: Guest post by Meaghan Gallant
Today I have the honor of hosting guest blogger, Meaghan Gallant of invokingjoy.com. In this guest post Meaghan discusses how she will prepare for 2014. How will you? If you are interested in guest blogging on any topics related to publishing, writing, goals, and...
7 Steps to Take After “Winning” NaNoWriMo
So you’ve completed your 50k words for NaNoWriMo and feel like you will never type again. Now that you have just written a book (holy cow you just wrote a book!) what’s next? Put it away! Do not look at your book, open it, read it, send it to anyone, etc. Put that...
Developmental Editing: What is it Exactly?
I’ve been fortunate enough in that many of my clients are already aware of developmental editing and why it’s important for their work, however this is not always going to be the case. Many authors, even self-published ones, still underestimate the importance of a...
13 Ways To Prep for NaNoWriMo
With Halloween here, and tomorrow starting the first day of National Novel Writing Month, I wanted to share 13 ways you can prep for your novel writing challenge AND still have time to hand out treats (or party) tonight. Sign up for the challenge at NaNoWriMo.org Find...
The Reality of Judging a Book by its Cover
I think it’s time we talk about book covers. We all know the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but let’s be honest, this usually applies to people, and not actually a book. If we are really keeping it honest here, then readers and authors alike understand that...
4 Things Authors Can Do To Keep It Fresh This Fall
Sunday marked the First day of Autumn, which means change of scenery, cooler weather, pumpkin flavored everything (for me at least), and for many authors out there, a new season of writing, editing, publishing, and marketing. So in light of the changing season I came...
The Benefits of Reading Your Writing Out Loud
I have never been a fan of reading writing out loud. A) It makes me uncomfortable, and B) What’s the point? Recently I joined a writing group that meets in person every Sunday. It is a wonderful group of writers. I am truly impressed, not just by their writing, but at...
It’s Tragic What Not Writing Can Do To Your Writing
This week I learned this lesson well. Monday was Day 1 of my new Creative Nonfiction Online Writing Bootcamp Class. I was so excited, even though I haven't written creatively in...well, let's just say it's been a while. Each time I sit to write, I struggle. I'm not...
Why It’s Important to Write a Book Review
Yesterday I was out to dinner with one of my close friends and we began talking about books. She loves books. She went through probably close to fifteen books in our conversation and pinpointed exactly what she did and didn’t like about each of them, so I asked her,...
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