Note: This is a guest post by Shayla Eaton, an expert editor, seasoned writer, and author-centric coach, she works one-on-one with self-published authors, having edited nearly three hundred books. She is the owner of Curiouser Editing, where she offers top-notch publishing guidance for authors and their books, and the president of the Curiouser Author Society, an exclusive community for serious indie authors.
You’re a writer and you love writing. Right? It’s hard work, sure, but you know you love it.
What would you do if you could see into your future? To see your wins and your losses before they actually happen.
What would you learn from your mistakes and blunders, and your most pain-wrenching failures?
Note: This is a guest post by Ricardo Fayet, he is a co-founder of Reedsy, an online marketplace connecting authors with editorial, design, marketing and translation talent. Ricardo and the Reedsy team recently launched the Reedsy Book Editor.
The self-publishing world is almost always engaged in a conversation around writing, editing and book marketing. Quite surprisingly, however, little attention goes to one of the most vital parts of the publishing process: the design of the book.
Have you ever met a person who will stare at a blank page for hours, days even, only to write one single, solitary sentence and then rewrite it a thousand times over and when finally “done,” still doubt that it’s good enough and yet they still express an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment?
It’s that time again, fellow scribblers! It’s time for another writing contest. Are you ready to win some awesome prizes? First place is worth over $1,000.00! It’s super simple to enter.
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Marcy McKay is a regular contributor here on Positive Writer, so it is with great pride that I congratulate her on her first Novel, Pennies from Burger Heaven. It’s a wonderful gem, don’t miss it! Join me in congratulating Marcy in the comments.
Writing is hard work. In 1995, a voice woke me from a dream and told me to write a book. I did.
