Editorial Coaching

As an editor of fiction and nonfiction, here’s a question for you: how much time as a writer do you spend each week building your audience? If your answer is, “Yeah…not much so far,” count yourself among the many hard-working writers I speak to who haven’t set themselves or their new ISBNs up for success. […]

Before you submit your final draft to your magazine or book editor, here’s a surprising little exercise that can eliminate the wordiness and repetitiveness you can’t see. This simple self-check can also save you time and money if you’re under deadline or paying your own editorial bills. Search your document for the words it and […]

Mute your self-critic, amp your writing productivity What does you believing in you look like? One of the key factors that keeps writers going when they hit a wall is an unapologetic belief in themselves. Their belief in the goal helps them renew their energy and reconnect to the project they want to finish. When you […]