The best part of my job as a writing coach and editor is the opportunity to mentor aspiring authors. A significant amount of my time with aspiring authors ends up on an invoice, but not all of it, not by a long shot. You are probably already familiar with the Wordsmith Writing Coaches “less-than-15-minutes-is-free” policy, […]
Suffering from a Had Allergy
This malady seems to afflict mostly fiction, although it does crop up in nonfiction and academic writing as well, from time to time. Recently this allergy has become prevalent enough that it must be diagnosed and treated, just in case it proves to be contagious. Simply put, the “Had Allergy” manifests as a mysterious aversion […]
Leaves may fall, but hope springs eternal!
Back to the ol’ drawing board to develop our new future I returned from my sabbatical some time ago but lost the first six weeks after my return to a series of family and personal crises, and have needed a few more weeks after that to get things rolling again here at Wordsmith Writing Coaches. […]
How do I scream in print?
“….” by r0ck (Rakesh Ayilliath) is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Original question: When writing, should I describe a scream instead of having the character yell out, “Ahhhh!”? Ooooh, good question. The answer, of course, is “it depends.” First, it depends on the accepted styles of expression and the tropes of your genre. Pirates […]
When is TMI a Good Thing?
When it stands for “Trans-Mars Injection orbit” of course! Wouldn’t it be great if Relativity Space and Impulse came out of left field to beat Elon Musk (SpaceX) to Mars? Oooh, that would be fun to watch! In other news, what sometimes feels like “Too Much Information” is actually a good thing. In fact, it’s […]
A Bad Question That Leads to Good Insights
Here’s a common question that came up in a Facebook group earlier this week. It is more profound than it might seem: “Why should people buy your book and not your competitor’s?” My longer answer: This question completely misunderstands the nature of 95% of the book industry. This kind of competition is real and intense […]
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