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When it comes to getting your voice established in the field of writing books, you will be tasked with learning great patience, and understanding how to make many editorial revisions to your work to enhance its quality. To get your book started, a nice chapter outline helps your book-building journey....

Are you struggling with writing a thesis? Perhaps you’re about to start the writing process, and have sat down and asked yourself, “What is a thesis, anyway?” Indeed, crafting a thesis can seem overwhelming, but with proper guidance, it can become a more manageable process. The first step in writing...

Book pricing is a tricky business. Price your book too high, and you may not get as many sales; price it too low, and you might be undervaluing yourself. Add the total cost of self-publishing a book into the mix, and you’ve got a real conundrum. While authors who have been self-publishing for a while...

DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT: http://firstediting.com/different-stages-of-editing/ In this session at the Fictionary Writer’s Conference 2023, we discussed the various stages of editing available to authors, plus we explored how and why they should be used in the editorial process. After developmental self-editing,...

All good stories need a solid plot, but one that surprises and upends the reader with something sneaky or unexpected can turn it from good to gold. But how do you pull the rug out from under the reader in this way? How can you bring another dimension to your story? Read on for some tips. What is a plot? Let’s...