Month: February 2018
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Scrivener and yWriter Explored
A while back I wrote a blog exploring the benefits of yWriter and Scrivener (along with some other writing software). Both these programs are excellent tools for writing. You can check out that blog here. Before we dive in, let me say this first: I love both these programs. I’ve used them both a fair…
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February Book Update
It’s February! I want to give a quick update on how the book publishing process has been going! It’s been exciting to realize that we are getting close to the date when Book One comes out, but there’s some other stuff going on as well. Over the last year, my health has been undergoing some…
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British English or American English??
What kind of soda flavor do you like? I mean, what flavour of pop do you like? I’m sorry, what flavour of fizzy drink is your favourite? This may be a surprise for some people, but English has a decent amount of variety to it in terms of spelling. This is a challenge for an…
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Interview with an Editor Part III
A while back I was reading a really great book. I won’t mention the name of the book because it was terrible. I loved reading that terribly great book because I wanted to support the author. He was very young and this was the first book he had written. I love it when someone steps…
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Interview with an Editor Part II
There are many areas in which an author can invest when it comes to getting their book published. One is, of course, cover art. They say, “never judge a book by its cover,” but everyone does. The other BIG area an author should take seriously is editing. A good editor is worth far more than…
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Interview with an Editor Part I
Editors be kinda important. Ahem… I mean, Editors are important. As I’ve been blogging on the topic of Self-Publishing, I’ve had the privilege of rubbing digital shoulders with a few editors and I thought it would be helpful for self-publishers to read a little bit from an editor’s perspective. Because of this, I’m looking to…