Tag: opinion
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What is Developmental Editing?
Developmental editing, otherwise known as substantive editing or content editing, deals with the big picture elements of your manuscript. This refers to the characters, the settings, the worldbuilding, the plot, and more. Developmental editing is similar to an editorial assessment in this way, but it deals with the story line by line, rather than being…
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Review: Prisoner of the Elements
Prisoner of the Elements by Zian Schafer 4 stars – I liked it; it was good This book is one I’m an ARC reader for. She contacted me several months ago about reading this book, and while I received the book several weeks ago, I was swamped with work and thus only began reading it…
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10 Strategies to Promote Your Book for Free
When you’re self-publishing, most people would agree that the hardest part of the process is getting people to notice your book. This is true for the most part because the market is constantly being flooded with new content, and your book may just be washed away in the flood. The best course of action would…
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Review: City of Glass
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 4 stars – I liked it; it was good Book 3 of The Mortal Instruments series! That’s halfway through, but I still need to buy book 6 (need to find the book with the matching cover to what I already have). Should I just buy the whole box set…
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From Pen to Published
Part 1—So You Wanna Write a Book? Stage 1: The Idea This can either be the easiest or the hardest thing in the world when it comes to writing a book. Coming up with a compelling idea that you can guide through the length of a novel is most often a fantasy itself. At least,…
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Werewolves in Fiction
This is the second post I’ve made about creatures. I’m hoping to make it a series, discussing vampires, werewolves, witches, magic, etc. Click here to go to the Vampires in Fiction article. Like vampires, werewolves are very popular in fiction—especially teen and young adult fiction. They are famously the main enemy of vampires, and most…
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Review: Maggot Dance
Maggot Dance by G.O. Kayode 2 stars – couldn’t finish reading it I’m going to say first that poetry isn’t my thing, but I can appreciate it from time to time. That said, don’t expect any deep insight into poetic devices. This poet reached out to me for an honest review. When he emailed me…
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Review: City of Ashes
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 4 stars – I liked it; it was good Book two of the Mortal Instruments series! I started reading this the day I finished book one, on March 6; I needed to know more right away. After the big reveal at the end of the previous book about Clary…