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Editor Tips: Understanding the market

Following up on my conversation with an editor acquaintance, I wanted to dig a little deeper on what they meant by understanding the market, especially from a self-publishing perspective. Here are three tips specifically for self-publishing authors. Conduct Market Research: Befor…

Polishing your manuscript

In my last post, I shared some tips from an editor.  Their first point of advice was to polish your manuscript, especially if it was not yet complete.  I’m driving to the conclusion of my first draft of a new novel and want to take their advice to heart.   To do that, I needed to…

Advice from an Editor

I had the opportunity to seek some advice from a professional editor. I did not ask specifics about my work in this conversation, but did ask for some generic guidance applicable to authors trying to break into the fiction market. Here is what they had to say: Polish Your Manuscr…

Simple Plot Tips

I like reading fiction as well as writing. I’ve spent a lot of time reading amateur fiction, fan fiction, and other serial formats over the years, since my favorite authors can’t write as fast as I read. Taking years to get a story complete has driven me away from many “main-stre…

Making Time to Write

As the new year gets started, it has become a challenge to find time to write.  Work takes a lot of time, focus, and writing so the last thing I’m motivated to do is sit down and work on a story at the end of the day.  As part of my ongoing learning journey relating to Generative…

The Hero's Journey

The Hero’s Journey John Campbell was an American writer and a professor of literature who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human experience. Campbell's best-known work is his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), …