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Category: self publishing

Multiple POVs – good idea or not?

November 9, 2022 cheryl 2 Comments

What are POVs? Point of view (POV) characters are those through whose eyes the story of our novel is told.…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: characters, editing, multiple POVs, novel draft, points of view

Plotter or Pantser?

September 9, 2022 cheryl
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Different writers approach their new work-in-progress in (many) different ways. Approaches tend, however, to fall along a spectrum. At one…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: novel outlining, novel writing approaches, pantsers, plotters, writing

My journey to self-publishing

March 14, 2022 cheryl

My journey to self-publishing my books tells how I clambered out of the querying trenches into the frightening no-man’s land…

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Posted in: self publishing Filed under: authors, indie authors, indie press, querying, traditional publishing

Six Do’s and Four Don’ts in writing book blurbs

February 10, 2022 cheryl
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Writing book blurbs is hard. Ask any author pitching to agents on the traditional publishing route, and 99% will tell…

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Posted in: Marketing, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: back cover blurbs, book blurbs, book description

Four stages of novel editing to make your book shine

September 10, 2021 cheryl 2 Comments
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The draft is done. Yay! Now it’s time for editing. When I read that someone’s manuscript is with their editor,…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: copy editing, developmental editing, editing, line editing, proofreading, structural editing

Beta readers – what are they and why do you need them?

September 3, 2021 cheryl
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Updated October 2022 I’d never heard of beta readers when I (poorly) published my first books, a fantasy trilogy. If…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: authors, beta readers, books, editing, novel draft, writers, writing

Four self-publishing tips

February 2, 2021 cheryl 1 Comment

At the end of this process, I plan on writing one blog post putting together the various things I’ve learned…

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Posted in: self publishing Filed under: ARCs, book pricing, book proofs, book review copies, distribution platforms, drafttodigital, formatting books, self-publishing, story origin

Great opportunity for avid e-book readers!

January 22, 2021 cheryl

Likely I should have had a more detailed plan before now, but hey … we’ll get there! But what I’m…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, self publishing Filed under: e-books, newsletter, readers, story origin

Second person present tense: 2 pros, 2 cons

January 6, 2021 cheryl

As a homework exercise for Dean Writers Circle, I suggested writing a piece in second person, present tense. Not something…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: present tense, second person

Real life and writing

November 27, 2020 cheryl
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What made me think about it? This morning I was listening to Woman’s Hour on BBC 4 as I drove…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: historical fiction, life experience, real settings, relatable characters, voice in writing

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