Author
I’m only going to talk about one step today–early readers–because I feel it’s such an important step for the debut author (and helpful for any author). Quick recap: last week we made sure your novel: 1) Was properly edited. This includes: beta readers, crit partners, professional edits, and self-edits. (To clarify: I consider beta readers a handful of early readers who… Read More
Ian Acheson, Author of ANGELGUARD From the moment I read an interview with Ian Acheson here at Elaine Stock’s blog, Everyone’s Story, I knew I had to read his supernatural book ANGELGUARD. I’m a big THIS PRESENT DARKNESS fan, and this series sounded right up my alley. I was also impressed with how Ian stuck with his dream for ten… Read More
Graeme Ing, author of OCEAN OF DUST Today, I’m privileged to interview an author who’s supported my Viking novel from the moment he heard about it–he has Viking roots! Graeme’s young adult novel entitled Ocean of Dust has recently released. Here’s a little info on Graeme: Graeme Ing is a writer of fantasy and SF novels, both adult and YA…. Read More
(T-shirt on cafepress: http://www.cafepress.com/+i_am_an_editor_womens_pink_tshirt,29403353) So sorry for the bloggy break last week, I was out on a “working” spring break, cleaning and painting the house we’re moving into soon. I wanted to comment today on a post I read over at the Books and Such blog: http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/choosing-the-perfect-client-unpublished-authors/. Wendy Lawton says that agents “are seeing too many manuscripts too early. One editor… Read More