Hey friends! Before I published my first book with a publisher, I didn’t understand that there are different types of editing. Even if you’re planning to self-publish, I think it’s really helpful to understanding copy editing vs. developmental editing. Pin or bookmark this one for future reference! And if you’re looking for great editing, go to our editing website, Lucky
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Hi friends! Welcome to WIP Wednesday for April! If you’re new around these parts, WIP stands for work in progress, and on the first Wednesday of every month, I share a (usually very raw) excerpt of something I’m working on. You can share an excerpt of your own in the comments! We do have a few rules: *no more
Hi friends! A lot of times when we’re discussing a book proposal at work, we’ll ask, “What’s the conflict?” or say, “This could use some internal conflict.” What we’re talking about, of course, is the conflict getting in the way of a character’s goal—or, in the case of a romance novel, getting in the way of love and a happy
Celtic Symbols have always interested me! After I wrote my post on Irish Gaelic quotes and phrases , someone asked me to write about famous Irish symbols, and I was happy to do it. In honor of all things Ireland, I’ve put together a list of Celtic symbols and their meanings. Celtic Knot Celtic knots are designs that depict
Hi friends! Welcome to WIP Wednesday, which is usually on the first Wednesday of the month, but hey, it’s good to stay flexible! WIP, of course, stands for “work in progress,” and this is where I share some writing I’ve done in the past month, and if you want to, you can share some of yours in the comments section.
Updated for 2024. Hey friends! A lot of people were interested in how to write a book synopsis. I’m not surprised, really—synopsis writing can feel overwhelming. I read a lot of synopses in my former day job in publishing, and through LuckyAuthor.com, I work with many people to make their synopsis clear and compelling. I’m going to give you my
Irish Gaelic quotes interest me both because I love old quotes in general, and because both my wife and I number among the nearly 35 million Americans who can trace at least some of their ancestry back to the Emerald Isle. Both us love most things Irish, though in fact after much reading, I can only conclude that I still