I was closing up my business books for the year and decided to practice a little marketing. I created a video of the some of the books that I edited in 2025 that were also published in 2025. This video (hosted on Canva) represents only about the first 8-9 months of the year. My otherContinueContinue reading “2025 Year in Review”
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tone and ‘tude
(sorry so late; this will also be the only newsletter this month. ~LZ) Flaubert is absolutely correct about the writer. Now, consider this axiom: What your characters do and say will show readers what they believe. Carefully choosing your descriptive words will create the tone and ‘tude (attitude) of your story. We’ve all read aContinueContinue reading “tone and ‘tude”
Finding Readers (and buyers!)
In writing last week about creating your book blurb, I mentioned that having this information will come in handy when writing query letters. But perhaps you already decided to self-publish and figured you could skip that. Don’t. Finding readers (and buyers!) – whether they are acquisition editors at a traditional publisher or readers who enjoyContinueContinue reading “Finding Readers (and buyers!)”
client releases
2023’s first quarter has been very busy with editing, but I do have a couple client publications to announce. Popular sci-fi romance author Ami Wright has launched a new series co-written with Maddie Syn: Fated Mates of the Qol’rakii. The first two books in the series, The Alien Protector’s Lady and The Alien Protector’s SunshineContinueContinue reading “client releases”
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