Costly Mistakes when Hiring an Editor

Editors are invaluable to the publishing process, whether you’re going a traditional path, self-publishing, or working with a hybrid press. Hiring and editor can be a necessary and one-hundred percent worth-while investment. If you’re paying out of your own pocket,

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10 Misunderstood Publishing Terms

Every industry comes with its own set of jargon, and nothing makes us feel on the outside more than trying to learn what feels like a totally different language.  Even we word-centered professionals don’t always make clear what these insider

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5 Tips for Capturing Family Stories

Family stories are so precious, but so often they can go unshared and or only partially remembered or understood. They can provide precious insights into our histories, both shared within our immediate family and how our families fit in the

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How to Write About Love (Without the Sap)

Our hearts are bursting! Our lashes are fluttering! Butterflies in our stomachs! Love is in the air…and so are a lot of clichés and sappy, chocolate-covered metaphors. When we write about love, we risk enducing eye-rolls from our readers with

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The Biggest Mistake Memoir Writers Make

We’ve discussed mistake after mistake memoir writers make frequently in this blog and on our channel because we hate to see writers struggle and books go unfinished. We’ve talked about the mistakes we see from trying to go it alone

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Is it time to invest in your memoir?

Seeing a book all the way through to the shelf takes enormous time and labor. Most authors in contemporary publishing climes know that at some point, they will need to invest in their book project. Investment can take many forms,

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