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Friends Don’t Let Friends Fall for Publishing Scams: Look for These Tell-Tale Signs – by Anne R. Allen…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
When those “dreams come true” are publishing scams… Because I have a lot of articles out there on publishing scams, I get frequent messages from writers who fear they’ve been…

Three Grammar Rules You Can Ignore

A common complaint I see in social media and reviews of indie books is that the grammatical slips that often litter these works distract from good stories. So yes, there are plenty of “rules,” guidelines, and conventions that writers really … Continue reading →

Writers Beware!

Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
This is for all self-published writers, both new and old. I recently uploaded a corrected version of the text for my latest novella The Forgotten People to the original I had added and…

A New Form of Book Piracy

Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Image licensed from Shutterstock. BEWARE OF BOOK PIRATES Earlier this year, after publishing a new book, I visited Amazon to check it out. When I finished inspecting the Amazon detail page for my new book, I…

6 ways to improve your novel right now – by Louise Harnby…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Give your novel a sentence-level workout. Here are 6 common problems, and the solutions that will improve the flow of your fiction and make the prose pop. Review your novel…

Five Reasons You Can’t Get Your Novel Published – And Why It’s Not Your Fault

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Larry Kahaner ?              Dear Author:             Thanks for sending us your manuscript. The plot is unique, the characters are compelling and the writing is top notch. It’s one of the…

The 100 Best Websites for Writers in 2021 – by Farrah Daniel…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Write Life: Now that we’re a few weeks into 2021, let’s all breathe a deep sigh of relief together for overcoming what has to be one of the…

The Key Book Publishing Paths: 2021–2022 – by Jane Friedman…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Since 2013, I have been regularly updating this informational chart about the key book publishing paths. It is available as a PDF download (from Jane’s original blog post)—ideal for photocopying and distributing…

Anne R. Allen on “The ‘Was’ Police”

There aren’t big enough capital letters to denote how much I LOVE Anne R. Allen. This is an older article, but it illustrates so well her basic common sense and clear explanatory power. She walks you though the past tenses … Continue reading →

Mysterious Phishing Scam for Authors!

Via today’s New York Times, there’s an extremely strange phishing epidemic that affects both established, big-name authors and newbies alike—basically anybody involved in a querying and/or publication cycle. Someone is impersonating editors and agents, requesting drafts of manuscripts in progress … Continue reading →