by Lindsay Flanagan | Oct 13, 2022 | Blog, Editing, Fiction How-to, Nonfiction How-to
by Sabine Berlin The dreaded word cut! We’ve all been there and are with you in spirit! For starters, if you need to know the standard, accepted word counts of your genre, here’s a great article on the topic (pretty critical to getting picked up in traditional...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Editing, Fiction How-to, Nonfiction How-to
Guest post by Crystal Shelley Writers have many factors to keep in mind when trying to decide what words to put down on paper or type on a keyboard, such as their audience, message, and intent. Another important element to consider is how their language can affect...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog, Nonfiction How-to, Podcasts
Writing a nonfiction book can be a great strategy to increase your brand visibility, get new speaking opportunities, build your platform, expand your reach, and get new clients, but simply writing the book isn’t enough. You have to sell it, too! Otherwise, simply...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Apr 14, 2021 | Blog, Editing
by Julia King with screenplay editor Amy Jones Captivating entertainment begins with a great story, and a great story starts with a great script. Are you inspired to develop an idea for a movie or turn your novel or short story into a movie script or play but don’t...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog, Fiction How-to, Nonfiction How-to, Writing Life (Finding Time, Writing Groups, Getting Organized, Etc.)
Delivering—and Receiving—Negative Feedback in a Constructive Way by Sabine Berlin with Sandi Larsen Constructive feedback (often seen in the writer’s head as negative feedback) is a hard pill to swallow. Nobody wants to be told the story they’ve devoted hours, months,...
