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“Kill your darlings” is one of the most well-known pieces of writing advice out there, and — like many things! — it’s easier said than done when it comes to writing… but did you know that you can kill your darlings in BUSINESS, too? I’ve been thinking about that phrase (“Kill your darlings”) a lot …
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Whether you’re a freelance writer or a book author, we all tend to struggle to get the words on the page at some point or another. There’s no doubt that it can be difficult to figure out how to overcome writer’s block when it crops up. But luckily, it’s not the end of the world! …
Last week we looked at why you NEED a website for your freelance business… so this week, let’s explore how you can make one of the most important pages on your website, your About page, super awesome and compelling for potential clients! We’ve got 8 steps for how to write an About page for your …
In past years, I’ve chosen a word/phrase to live by for the year instead of a New Year’s resolution. This year, however, I decided to implement a challenge for myself: to write 500 words a day, every day, for the whole year. It was residual, I think, of successfully completing National Novel Writing Month in …
National Novel Writing Month has come and gone… next comes the rewriting, and more rewriting, and yet more rewriting, until at last it will be time to send books off to editors! Grab your FREE home office checklist now! But before you do that, here are some DOs and DON’Ts to keep in mind if you are …
Are you close to finishing your book and getting ready to hire an editor? Here’s what you should do to prepare your book for the editing process… 1) Have as much of your book written as possible. This will help to save you money! If the editor starts working on an unfinished book and you end …
This is one of the most common questions I receive: I love to write, and I think I’m pretty good at it. How did you start? How can I quit my day job and write full-time too? This is a great question—and there are so many potential answers to it for how to be a …
As a freelance editor, I’ve had the great pleasure of working with several indie (and established!) authors on editing their manuscripts. I’ve done everything from proofreading to developmental editing for authors, in genres from children’s books to crime mysteries, so the types of manuscripts (and the amount that they are ready for editing) that I …
As our last Saturday blog post of the year for this blog, I wanted to do a little round-up of a few useful articles written here over the years on using language. These tips are helpful for putting a sentence together and proofreading your own work, so if you’re looking to brush up on your …
Writing is a skill we can always get better at – and practice is something that definitely helps improve our skill! Here are a few tips for how to practice writing to improve your skills at it: Try writing for a genre or in a style you have never done before. If you generally write …
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is just around the corner! The fun begins on November 1st, and the idea is to write a 50,000-word novel over the course of one month. I participated in Camp NaNoWriMo this past July (read all about my experience with Camp NaNoWriMo by clicking here), and I’m looking forward to …
My first time trying NaNoWriMo last year was a complete failure. For those of you who don’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it is held every November. The idea is that you write a 50,000-word novel in the space of one month. An ambitious, yet exciting, prospect, to be sure! So …
Reference books and dictionaries are precious to any rhetorician, and they extend far beyond the ordinary (but delightful) Oxford English Dictionary or a thesaurus. There are countless ways that we can play around with language and have fun with it. The Scholastic Dictionary Of Synonyms, Antonyms, And Homonyms is one way to expand your vocabulary …
As books, newspapers, magazines, and diaries make the shift from paper to online documents, the informal atmosphere of the World Wide Web takes over. The efficacy of the Internet results in a quick turnaround: with the click of a button, what we have written is instantaneously available to the public eye. Millions can view our …