by Katie McCoach | Dec 8, 2016 | Author Tips, Editing, Guest Blogs, Writing
Guest post by Nikki Busch National Novel Writing Month, known as NaNoWriMo, is over. Whether you completed all 50,000 words or made it halfway, be proud! Now that the challenge is done, there’s hard work ahead. Take Your Time The month of November likely flew by, but...
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...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 15, 2015 | Author Tips, NaNoWriMo, Writing
Dialogue is extremely important to a story, and the best writers know how to use this to their advantage. Sure, you can argue there are “no rules for writing,” but by using these tips for writing better dialogue you’ll be encouraged as your scenes...
by Katie McCoach | Mar 20, 2014 | Author Tips, Editing, NaNoWriMo, Writing
You’ve finished the first draft of your novel, now it’s time for revisions. We know that you’ll need a professional editor soon, but before that, what can you do on your own? Revisions need to start somewhere, so here are a few options for editing your own work: Take...
by Katie McCoach | Dec 5, 2013 | Author Tips, Editing, NaNoWriMo, Publishing, Writing
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...