by Katie McCoach | Jul 1, 2023 | Publishing, Reading, Writing
[This article may include affiliate links] In 2017, I, along with a few other developmental editors, co-founded a contest and community called #RevPit. This contest is for emerging writers who plan to query and pitch their work to literary agents and publishing...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 14, 2022 | Guest Blogs, Reading, Reflection
We’re kicking off another round of the What Readers Want series. This month we have an interview with Joselyn! Joselyn is an avid reader across multiple genres and a top reviewer on Goodreads. 1. What’s your favorite genre to read? For me it will be thrillers,...
by Katie McCoach | Jul 26, 2018 | Book Reviews, Reading, Writing
Book Review of Take Off Your Pants! by Libbie Hawker ★★★★★ Anyone who has worked with me through developmental editing has at some point heard me recommend this book. It’s my ultimate go-to craft book. It’s short, easy to apply and understand, and focuses on the heart...
by Katie McCoach | Jun 6, 2018 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Editing, Reading, Writing
A few weeks ago was the submission review period for the annual RevPit contest. During this review period, each editor has one week to review submissions from authors in order to make their final pick to work on one manuscript for the next five weeks. The contest...
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 | Oct 8, 2015 | Author Tips, NaNoWriMo, Reading, Writing
The young adult market is unyielding in popularity, at least for the foreseeable future, but this also means it’s a flooded market with content published daily. So the big question right now is how can an author stand out from the crowd? The answer is writing a...