We all need mentors. People who teach us what we need to know, or remind us of things we have buried deep. But mentors don't have to be physically present to teach us great truth and to help us …
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Copywriting And Making Money As A Writer With Mindy McHorse
Authors need copywriting skills these days - whether it's writing the description for your book sales page or effective blog posts, it's important to be able to communicate effectively. In today's …
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Writing A Book: What Happens After The First Draft?
Many new writers are confused about what happens after you have managed to get the first draft out of your head and onto the page. [Click here to check out my list of recommended editors.] I joined …
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Grammar Geekery: Most Common British/American English Spelling Mistakes
The grammar geeks among you will know that I am a confused blogger! I am British although I lived in Australia and New Zealand for 11 years, plus I write for a mainly American audience. So I find …
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Editing Through Community Critique
You've heard me expound the importance of professional editing over and over again, but I do get a lot of emails from people who can't afford professional services. This guest blog post is …
Writing The First Draft Of A Novel Using Questions And Modelling
Those of you doing NaNoWriMo will be (hopefully) wrapping up your word count soon. Whether you have made the 50,000 or not, it doesn't matter, as long as there has been some focused writing this …
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