I created a post with movie recommendations back in early 2020. Someone in my family was home with the the flu and/or colds from December through February! We were home so much and had a hard time finding good movies that appealed to all of us—ages 2, 8, 10, 45, and 46. I asked my […]
You most often hear about book reviews AFTER a book has been published. But reviews BEFORE your book is final can be invaluable to your rewriting process. Reviewers can come from many different spaces. Whoever they are, they could be your first fans and your first customers! Virginia Lee Burton is one of my favorite children’s picture book […]
In the book world, CONTENT IS KING! As a book author, preparing your content properly will be critical to your success. As part of that process, you will write and rewrite your content over and over and over again. But you don’t have to edit and rewrite completely alone. And you really shouldn’t. No matter how good […]
Warning: This has nothing to do with books! I first created this list back in February of 2020. It had already been a very long winter. At least one person (including me!) in our family seemed to have been sick from late December until early March. It was a long few months stuck at home […]
Development editors have the honor of making a good book great. They make a book the best it can be, while maintaining the integrity of the author’s words and intent. Development editors take an unbiased and critical look at a book—word by word, line by line, chapter by chapter. Why Would You Need a Development Editor? […]
If you’ve poured your heart and soul into a book, it’s entirely possible to see your labor of love in print. In this age of a rapidly-changing publishing industry, you have many options at your disposal. Here are brief descriptions of a few options, as well as some advantages and disadvantages to each. Option 1: […]
My favorite part of the day is story time with my little loves. They can’t get enough of a good book. Their minds are like sponges—you can see them absorbing every detail. It fills my heart with infinite joy as each book feeds their endless imaginations. But they’re typical boys. They’re drawn to books with […]
