The Best Science-Fiction Subgenres
Science fiction is just about space travel and aliens, right? Nope, nope and nope again. The genre covers a lot more ground than you m...
Read moreI started my editing business over ten years ago. This is the first time I’ve ever taken some extended time away from it. Which feels weird. Lots of people go freelance because they’ve had children and they need the flexibility. Instead, I went freelance simpl...
Read moreScience fiction is just about space travel and aliens, right? Nope, nope and nope again. The genre covers a lot more ground than you m...
Read moreI hate The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. The way the book is written is deeply, deeply flawed and insanely egotistical. The main id...
Read moreFantasy stories are only limited by the imagination – and there are so many subgenres in this expansive genre of fiction that it can m...
Read moreThe hero’s journey is a story structure identified by the American writer and scholar of mythology Joseph Campbell. And it can be a re...
Read moreThe three-act structure has a distinguished history. It was first described in Aristotle’s Poetics well over 2,000 years ago, and the ...
Read moreOften described as the ‘What if …?’ genre, speculative fiction (spec-fic) describes any work where the writer explor...
Read more‘Oh, you’re writing a novel? What’s it about?’ The answer to this question is essentially the premise of your ...
Read moreIt’s not easy playing god. Any writer will tell you that creating plausible fantasy creatures is hard work, and usually takes consider...
Read moreThere’s a very real concern among writers that an editor will damage their writing voice and replace their style. This fear ...
Read moreLet me tell you a secret. I don’t take on every writer who comes to me for editing. Why? The biggest reason is this: often, thei...
Read moreIf you want your self-published book to sell (and gain good reviews) then the minimum you need is a good story that’s been well ...
Read moreMost editors, myself included, will edit a manuscript using Word’s nifty Track Changes feature. This allows authors to see exactly wha...
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