A Beta Reader critiques your manuscript, and provides feedback to help you improve it. Lots of people will suggest asking a beta reader to copy edit your work. I don’t recommend that, and here’s why.
3 reasons I’m a Scrivener fan
Scrivener is a small-but-mighty piece of writing software that revolutionises the writing process for long manuscripts – book, script or academic thesis. Microsoft Word was created for business writing, and it’s very good at it. But long-form writing is different. For long-form writing, Scrivener is now my hero. See my top 3 features that could make your writing life easier, too!
Should you use photos on your author blog?
The right images can help draw readers to your blog, or get them to click on that link to read the rest of a post.
But how do we choose photos and illustrations, and how do we use them?
These are some things that I’ve learned about how to use images, and where to find them.
Why grammar doesn’t matter
When it comes to writing books, grammar is not the only thing. It’s not even the most important thing. Let me show you what I mean…
How to choose a pen name
If you’ve decided to use a pen name, how do you choose it? There are so many options!
3 reasons for using a pen name
Should you write under your own name, or a pen name? Here are the three main reasons for choosing a pen name.
Twitter for Writers: Two golden rules
You’ll get lots of conflicting advice, but for a writer to make the most of Twitter boils down to two golden rules.
Book Promotion: Should you appear in your book trailer?
Usually, you won’t see an author appearing in their own book trailer. But sometimes it’s exactly the right thing to do.
How to find a beta reader
How do you find a good beta reader or “test pilot” to critique your manuscript, preferably for free? Finding the ideal beta reader can be a challenge. But here are some tips for where to start.
Making videos for your author blog
Everyone says we have to include video on our blogs these days, but how do we do it? Not only do we have to be author, publisher, marketing manager and general dogsbody, but apparently Martin Scorsese and Gwyneth Paltrow too! In this post, I’ll talk you through a short video I just made for my […]
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