Archive for May 2025
How to Use How to Use Metaphor, Simile, and Other Analogy Well in Writing
Writing is like giving away the few loaves and fishes one has, trusting that they will multiply in the giving. Once we dare to “give away” on paper the few thoughts that come to us, we start discovering how much is hidden underneath these thoughts and gradually come in touch with our own riches.(Henri Nouwen, Seeds…
Read MoreWhat Is Proofreading?
You’ve got your book draft done. Now you need editing. But did you know there are three different types of editing? And yes, you probably need them all. Editing usually starts with developmental work. Your editor will look for holes in logic or plot and try to make the manuscript idea stronger overall. The second…
Read MoreHow Are You Responding to AI Answers?
I’ve never been a huge supporter of AI tools for writing — even good options like Grammarly can be flat-out wrong and not understand context. But like it or not, people are turning to these tools to create content. Much of the debate around AI and content creation is around whether a writer is really…
Read MoreWriting, Play, and Finding Genius
It’s a nice vision — the writer, sitting confidently in front of their laptop or notebook in some hole-in-the-wall coffee shop or home office, sips a sippy-sip beverage and, eyes closed, listens to their muse. Their fingers clackity-clack away or move their pen at a ridiculously impressive speed, their opus manifesting with the progressing ticks…
Read MoreWhy You Should Consider Writing Your Book Blurb Early
Your book blurb — the material you typically use on your back cover or as part of your Amazon product description — plays a HUGE role in whether people actually buy your book. It summarizes what your book is about and hooks the reader’s interest. But just because your blurb is a summary doesn’t mean…
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