by Penny Freeman | Aug 29, 2014 | Inside Marketing
BY PENNY FREEMAN As writers, we’ve all got the fantasy: the six-figure advance comes dancing through the mail, trailing the high-powered agent and Big Five publisher in its wake. NYT best seller list. Movie deal. Fame. Fortune. Oprah. World tour with thousands of...
by Penny Freeman | Aug 28, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY RIE SHERIDAN ROSE No, I am not talking about that movie with Gena Rowlands and James Garner , or even the book it was based on. I am talking about the indispensable tool that no writer should be without. Last week, MeriLyn Oblad talked about how important...
by Penny Freeman | Aug 26, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY JESSICA SHEN Making Your Hero Suffer On Editor’s Notes, we’ve talked about all kinds of things that will make your story better, from how and when to break grammatical rules , to choosing a good name for your character. Today, let’s turn to the dark side of...
by Penny Freeman | Aug 21, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY LUCINDA WHITNEY & MCKENNA GARDNER The following is a reblog from Author Lucinda Whitney, when she interviewed our senior editor, McKenna Gardner from August 21, 2014. Lucinda: Today on the blog I have McKenna Gardner, who is an editor at Xchyler Publishing....
by Penny Freeman | Aug 20, 2014 | Inside Marketing, Writing
BY CELESTE COX I am the publicist for Xchyler so it might be odd that I’m not writing this blog post about marketing, but in a way this subject has everything to do with marketing. With social media comes a way to connect with public figures. It’s great for those of...
