03 Sep

How do you know when your novel is finished? Is it done when you type “The End” on the last page? I think not, and it would surprise me if anyone thought that to be the process. However, writer’s tend to think of themselves as writers and not editors. Funny that might be, but a good writer should be at least equal in his/her self editing skills. It comes with the territory....

23:40 / How to self edit your book
29 Aug

I’m a firm believer in that you should tell the story you want to tell in any genre you’d like, regardless of any factors. But when the reality smacks you in the face and you’re not sure how you’ll eat this month; then selling out doesn’t seem so bad....

08:00 / Writer's Life
19 Aug

Readability score is super important. You might not see it, but your audience knows as soon as they pick up your book if it is at their reading level or not. As a writer, a new age demographic can be rough terrain to explore. So knowing if you are talking over your audiences head can be very useful. So don’t shrug this off or it can be very disastrous....

22:26 / Writer's Life
16 Jul

We have a lot of people asking us what the fantasy genre is. When you imagine it, does it conjure up a medieval guy dressed in leather armor with a broadsword strapped to his back? If so, then we are on the same page because that is what I envision. I imagined it because that guy looks awesome in my head, but the reality is that the fantasy genre is all over the place....

20:33 / Definition of the Fantasy Genre