by Sarah Kuiken | Feb 14, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
If you missed Part 1 of this series about doing your own structural edit, go back and read that post first—it introduces core concepts and lays the foundation for this one. With your skeleton blurb clear in your mind and the knowledge that you have a complete...
by Sarah Kuiken | Feb 7, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Editing is a famously daunting task for many writers, but it doesn’t have to be. At the end of the day, you want to put a compelling, gripping story out into the world—and as a storyteller, who better to take at least an initial look over your manuscript than you?...
by Lexi Greene | Nov 3, 2022 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast
Episode Summary Despite engaging in conversation every day, it can be a challenge to convincingly translate conversation into dialogue in our stories. Jeff Elkins, The Dialogue Doctor, joins us to chat about crafting more compelling dialogue in our writing. Episode...
by Sarah Kuiken | Feb 21, 2022 | Author How-To & Mindset
“So … Are you a plotter or a pantser?” This question comes up a lot in indie author circles. While only you can decide which camp works for you—or even if it’s useful to put yourself in a box like that—answering the question can teach writers a lot about form and...
by Sarah Kuiken | Nov 3, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
It’s that time of year again—cooler temperatures, pumpkin spice lattes, and National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo. If you’re wondering how to prepare for NaNoWriMo—and whether it’s even possible to prepare for writing an entire novel in a single...