The Importance of Editing If there’s one piece of advice that I will always pass on to writers, it’s this: EDIT YOUR WORK! Did you read that correctly? Here it is again… EDIT YOUR WORK! Continue reading “The Importance of Editing”
Releasing a Second Edition of Your Book As per usual, I’m going to start off this blog post by drawing from personal experience and recounting a short anecdote about my writing adventures, particularly focused on publishing second editions. Continue reading “Releasing a Second Edition of Your Book”
How a Negative Book Review Can Be a Good Thing “…poorly written, reads like a first draft of Mary Sue fanfiction where the author inserted himself into the main character to get back at all the bullies in his life…” What you’ve just read was an actual review for my book, “Dodger’s Doorway”. Seems harsh, right? How can someone be so brash and blunt when reviewing an independent author’s first piece of work? I mean, give us a break, right? We’re out here putting our sweat and blood into our writing; the least you could do is cut us some slack when reviewing our books. Continue reading “How a Negative Book Review Can Be a Good Thing”
Self-Publishing vs. “Traditional” Publishing For most writers, the ultimate goal is to get published. One of the greatest feelings in the world is holding that first hard copy of your work in your hands. You think to yourself, “Wow, this is the result of my hard work. I’ve accomplished something!” If you’ve had your work published, congratulations! You deserve every bit of success that comes your way! If you’ve self-published, congratulations! You deserve every bit of success that comes your way! Continue reading “Self-Publishing vs. “Traditional” Publishing”