Grammar is just as important as plot development and character development. A story may have many interesting facets, but if it is generally difficult to read we will be sure to comment on this within our review. Whether it is a self-published book, or a book released through a small publisher, the editorial process plays an integral role and is just as important as the story itself.
Samantha Moore – 6 December 2012 Continue reading
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What has been considered rotten style once is our habitual way to write now, and what was a flashy, elaborate style in the past, is now considered obscure or downright unintelligible.
Simon Brenncke – 29 Nov 2012 Continue reading
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If you want to be read, you’ve got to get your book out there. The reading public doesn’t come to you, you have to go to it. Writing the book is only part of the story, the other parts are getting it published and getting it read.
Rita Plush 24 Nov 2012 Continue reading
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Whether you are an author wanting to expand your book’s market or an entrepreneur selling candy-coated knitting baskets, you will benefit from an enhanced social media presence. Continue reading
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I tried to keep the pace screaming forward, and it was sometimes difficult to focus so much on action when my natural inclination was to slow down and build character.
Daniel Powell – 17 November 2012 Continue reading
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… Which is a bit of a bait and switch. I bill the book as being a hack and slash bloody and gory adventure, and it is. But if that’s all a reader notices, they’re missing half of what I’ve done.
Noah K. Mullette-Gillman – 10 November 2012 Continue reading
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I like to write with the reader in mind. I try to give them all the twists and turns and emotional turbulence one can from the plot and character interaction. I think a great novel always combine a strong plot with remarkable characters.
Gary Starta – 3 Nov 2012 Continue reading
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The reader is the target audience – if there’s something they don’t get, then the author has failed to get the message across to them. They are the author’s words, the author’s writing. Take the feedback, if it’s well intended, and do so graciously. – Paul Montgomery 27 Oct 2012 Continue reading
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That said, we did get to the stage where it was 2am on print day and I was sitting looking at the final draft at titles that said things like ‘witty heading’ and notes like ‘anecdote here’!
Katy Gilbert – 8 September 2012 Continue reading
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Don’t put your book out there without letting several (and I mean more than two) people read and critique it. Cover art is very important to a book’s success… look at other books in your target market. Thicken up your skin, you will be judged.
S.L. Baum – 1 September 2012 Continue reading
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