My Adventure in Self-Publishing: Next Steps and a Vision
A good cover artist can give an author an amazing gift. This is not about sales, audience, branding, or marketing (I’ve talked about that already in previous posts and that’s all good); this is much,...
View ArticleMy Adventure in Self-Publishing: Back Covers, Conversions and Timeframe
An author is always more than an author. An author creates worlds, gives birth, administers death; in some works many, many times over. They are the judge, the jury, and the attorneys arguing both...
View ArticleMy Adventure in Self-Publishing: Curse All These Fonts!
I am haunted by fonts. While the characters in MAXIMILIAN STANDFORTH AND THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS DARE are haunted by ghosts and other demonic surprises, I am haunted by the way an “a” can curve, and...
View ArticleMy Adventure in Self-Publishing: Wrestling the Proof Copy into Submission
A proof copy of your novel is a beautifully constructed illusion. Oh, it feels like your book, it could even be argued that it smells like your book, but when you open it up… Wait! I forgot that comma!...
View ArticleThe Necessary Humbling of Editing
A lot of fantasies, daydreams, and rainbows cloud the world of writing. It’s not surprising; actually completely natural since we spend so much of our time making up stories as writers, why wouldn’t we...
View ArticleFree on Kindle- Editor Rebecca Dickson’s New Book on Writing!
I had the pleasure of having Rebecca Tsaros Dickson edit my new novel Maximilian Standforth and the Case of the Dangerous Dare. It was a great experience and I am very happy with the result of that...
View ArticleHey writers! Do you need an editor?
You ever see the movie Rocky? Of course, we all have! And one of the things that make the movie so personal for so many people is that Rocky Balboa is the everyman making good, chasing his dreams. And...
View ArticleMy Greatest Hits! Editing, Literary Agents, and New Writers
As part of my introduction on Rebecca T. Dickson’s website for editing/writing services, some of my older writing posts are appearing up there weekly. These are my greatest hits, people! Currently,...
View ArticleMy Greatest Hits! Genres, Series Writing, and Finding Writing Sucess
To introduce my new editing services for authors via Rebecca T. Dickson’s site (here), we are sharing some of my most popular writing articles. The Greatest Hits collection continues! Three weeks ago,...
View ArticleWant to finish that book? Need some experienced help?
“Scott was a gift I gave my book. He led me on a wild and wonderful expedition, where I was expected to do all the work. By the end of journey, I had discovered that I was no longer satisfied with just...
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