Imagine that your best friend invites you over because she needs some advice. She’s finally decided to leave the job she’s been...

Think of the characters from your current work in progress. Are they all women (or men)? Do they all have blond hair? Did they all get a...

Hang out on any writing-related website, and you’ll see authors discussing the cost of editing. While plenty of these authors feel the...

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As authors prepare to publish their books, they are faced with the question of whether or not to pay a professional editor to help polish...

There is a lot of talk in the writing and editing fields about an author’s voice and how to maintain it in an edit. This is a vital part...

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Writers frequently ask how many characters they should have in their novel. Unfortunately, that’s one of those questions that doesn’t...

Stephen King once said, “I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs.” And while this might be a titch hyperbolic, he does have a...