Writers in a private online group were recently posting stories about their bad experiences with editors. Several self-published fiction writers on the thread were surprised by the volume of edits they received. One freelancer was appalled that her magazine editor changed the tone of her article, which altered her message. A handful of educational writers […]

How do our favorite authors keep churning out exquisite content?   Dedication and skill count, for sure. And, if we take a closer look, their writing elevates in the hands of experienced editors. In order to cultivate ideas, book editors ask a lot of questions beforehand so the project scope and author’s expectations are clear. […]

To riff on a great Wayne Gretzky quote, you’ll miss your publication date by 100 percent if you don’t write your first draft. Writers practice a lot to get better and faster at writing. Good writing takes time. And, it takes grit, which tends to look like failure but isn’t. Not every day in a […]