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 19, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY MERILYN OBLAD Music and writing have already been compared to one another on this blog (see Kristina’s lovely entry from last month), but I thought I’d contribute to the analogy in my own way. I’m a vocalist; some might say “singer” instead, but we vocalists can be...
by Penny Freeman | Aug 14, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY TERRI WAGNER tweet this! Writing advice from the College of William and Mary. I once had the opportunity to take a writing course at the College of William and Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia. Our professor was a very successful niche nonfiction writer. He...
by Penny Freeman | Aug 12, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY RIE SHERIDAN ROSE tweet this Write What You WANT to Know I was trying to decide what wisdom I wanted to impart in this blog post. I finally decided to tackle a subject that more experienced writers often give to budding authors trying to break into the business....
by Penny Freeman | Jul 24, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY JESSICA SHEN How to Choose Good Beta Readers. First, what exactly is a beta reader? A beta reader is typically a non-professional reader who assists you in polishing your manuscript before you submit it for publication. You could consider them your first line of...
by Penny Freeman | Jul 18, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY MERILYN OBLAD All right friends, it’s time to pull up a chair and listen to some tough love for writers. I’m going to talk about the problem with dismissing mistakes and constructive criticism too easily. Mistakes jar a reader out of a story, whether they’re small...
