One of the first questions new authors come to me with is, “how much is it going to cost me to hire an editor for my book?” It seems like such a simple question, but sadly there’s just too much that goes into calculating the fees for book editing that it’s impossible to give a …
If you’ve ever wondered if you can get paid to write, then you’ve probably already learned about the opportunity for getting paid to write articles. Writing articles has always been a powerful means of communication, but in the digital age, its significance has grown exponentially. With the advent of the internet and the proliferation of …
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Book publishing has been around for centuries. And while I wasn’t around during the time of the first printing press, I’m willing to bet that they had all sorts of advice for anyone looking to get published even back then. I mean, it was probably advice like “get on Henry VIII’s good side and Cambridge …
I was accused of copyright infringement today… As an author, you know the importance of copyright protection. We have been dealing with book piracy and content theft for eons. And while the growth of technology has improved our lives in a lot of ways (here’s looking at you, typewriter!) it has also made it even …
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Chances are you’re already familiar with “Save the Cat!” This book, written by Blake Snyder, is a guide to writing successful screenplays. And since its release, it has grown into a full-blown franchise of how to structure different stories. There’s Save the Cat Writes a Novel, Save the Cat Writes for TV, and half a …
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The 2023 Writer’s Strike is hitting very different from previous strikes, probably because during the previous strikes I was still struggling with the very concept of what it meant for me to be a writer. Fair warning, I’m about to share a little bit about those struggles, but if you’d like to skip this part …
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