a guest post by Marcela Landres
Before I became an Editorial Consultant, I worked at Simon & Schuster where I saw firsthand most writers haven’t a clue what editors want. You
only get one chance to make a good first impression–here are three ways to ensure yours is outstanding.
1. Go Back to School
Which of the following [...]

You’re a great writer. Your family and friends always said you have a book inside you. So you wrote the novel and now you’re scared to death—what if it fails? What if you actually succeed? Your book needs a professional editor or a ghost, whether you’re going to self-publish, shop it to publishers, or engage [...]

In a recent LinkedIn discussion a couple people flamed over a comment I made. I advised doing thorough homework before paying a publishing company to handle your book and reading contracts carefully before signing anything. It’s good advice whether you self-publish, work with Simon and Shuster, use  POD, or crank the stuff out on your [...]

Established author/editor Cynthia Reeser is celebrating the success of her latest – How to Write and Publish a Successful Children’s Book. She offers her take and advice on unglamorous details of publishing. Save them and use as you work through the confusing details of contracts, agent deals, intellectual property rights, and other mechanics of running [...]

If you pay close attention to grammar your writing will be more professional. You’ll sell more writing. Make more money. So learn future conditional.
Hang around with a crowd of people younger than, say, 40 (arbitrary number, but somewhere in  there) and you’ll notice the impending disappearance of a verb tense called future (the tense of [...]