Are movie titles italicized? Should titles of books be italicized? Do you put song titles in quotes? I get questions like this all the time from writers! Of course, I’m a book editor at Lucky Author, and if you just hire us for a copy edit, we just correct everything in your manuscript for you! But I decided to do
After the last couple of weeks, I’m in a state of positive shock. As writers and creative people, most of us get used to a life of steady struggle. And we keep striving and creating, anyway, because we love it. But the first half of this month was amazing, and I’m still reeling! The Hallmark Movie
There are lots of ageist stereotypes in books, and frankly, it’s getting a little…old. And it’s really too bad, because many heavy readers of fiction are over 50, and they deserve better representation. I believe that ageism is a huge factor in the publishing industry in general, and I suspect that many agents and acquiring editors (or the bosses
It seems like the perfect time to post about descriptive autumn words! Fall is here for a lot of us (although, not for all my readers!) And although it’s still warm where I live, I’m excited about autumn…and I know I’m not the only one. Many readers love books that really celebrate whatever season they happen to be
But first…I want to talk about a couple of things I’m always embarrassed about. The first thing is this: I always feel bad when I haven’t posted on the blog between my monthly WIP Wednesday posts. But August was a heavy month for our book editing business, and our dog Pippin had scary health issues that required multiple vet visits
Hey, brilliant writers…it’s Work in Progress Wednesday! I do have some new blog followers, so let me explain that on the first Wednesday of every month, I share a snippet of a work in progress and invite you to do the same. Occasionally, comments are slow to load. If you’re not seeing your comment appear right away, copy and
As an author, I always dreamed of having a book turned into a movie. And a couple of weeks ago, I saw that dream coming true as I visited the set of the Hallmark movie based on Her Knight at the Museum . I flew into Vancouver, then took an Uber to a really cute town about forty-five