Toward or towards? Alright or all right? How do you choose the best spelling for words with more than one? This will help you decide.
Self-editing is such an important part of the writing and publishing process. Here's a back-pocket tool to help you level up your own self-editing, even if you hire a pro later.
CaPItaLiZiNG AlL tHe THinGs = major reader distraction. Here are CMOS-approved capitalization tips to keep them immersed in your story and reading on.
How do you prevent your author-editor collaboration from sliding off the rails? Not like this.
It's everyone's favorite punctuation mark to hate on: the serial comma (aka the Oxford or series comma). What is the serial comma? Why should you use it? Two words: prevent ambiguity.
Does the thought of adding words to your WIP make you feel like a lead weight is sitting on your chest? Learn more about writer burnout, and read seven ways to fix it so you can get writing again.
I’m leaving (most) social media for good. You might be considering the same, given the state of things, so perhaps my whys will help you decide whether or not to do it.
The 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has hit the streets. Here are 10 updates in the new edition hat self-publishing authors might want to keep on their radar.
If you’re an indie author doing your own formatting, here are five manuscript formatting mistakes that cost you time and money and what to do instead.
Common sense facts and logic to explain why sharing your full manuscript with an editor is unlikely to put you at risk (and how you can protect your work anyway).
