At a one-day, in-person mastermind event in October 2018, I mentioned that a number of people had asked me to do group coaching for writers because they couldn’t afford my one-on-one coaching, and that a few hundred people have asked me if I will teach them how to become a freelance editor. Vincent Pugliese’s eyes […]
Jennifer Harshman’s bio
Jennifer Harshman’s bio is one of the things James Woosley asked me to send him for the book he and I are currently producing. It’s quite the undertaking: a compilation of pieces from approximately 100 different authors. So I wrote the rough draft of that bio. Before I share that piece with you, I’d like […]
Get your book edited in 2017 by planning ahead
As a child and young adult with ADHD living in constant survival mode, I wasn’t skilled at planning ahead (and that is the understatement of the year). Even planning for the day in front of me seemed impossible sometimes. Coping with a hundred things in a row as they came at me, though . . . […]
J. Evan Johnson’s When it’s… book series
In 2015, while emailing back and forth to explore whether we had a good author–editor fit, I purchased the first book in J. Evan Johnson’s When it’s . . . book series to find out more about his skill as an author. I read the entire thing in bed that night, unable to put it […]
What do you want to see here?
There are two main reasons this blog exists: serving you and marketing my offerings (which exist to serve you). Analytics data tell a site owner much, but what they don’t tell is why. Sometimes it’s obvious. If traffic spikes after a particular post, and people start linking to it like crazy, it’s easy to make […]
Too busy to write
The caption says it all, folks. If you’re seeing this post, then it means that I am too busy to write one this week. Many books have come my way to be edited, thanks to happy clients. I’m very grateful, and I absolutely love it. The only thing is, it means this week’s blog […]
I’m taking the NaNoWriMo challenge!
I’ve been challenged to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, for the first time. I already have a full plate, just like last year, when I said no; I’m going to do it this year, though, even though the idea scares me. Will you join me? Feel free to check in here daily for support! NaNoWriMo […]