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Pros and Cons of Self-Editing Your Novel
Here are a few things to look out for and others to get excited about if you're thinking about DIYing your novel's edit...
Martha Chargot
Oct 11, 20223 min read


10 Tips for Self-Editing Your Novel
Self-editing is hard. Trust me. As an editor, I know my most difficult work is when I’m turning an analytical eye back on my own work...
Martha Chargot
Jul 19, 20224 min read


6 Signs You Could Use a Book Coach
Extremely few books that are truly published independently start to finish. So, there’s no shame in deciding you want that help earlier...
Martha Chargot
Oct 26, 20213 min read


The Essential Story Structure Checkpoints
Making sure you have the biggest scenes in the right places will give you a lot of leeway in reader experience...
Martha Chargot
Sep 28, 20214 min read


How to Put Together a Team of Beta Readers
We suggest a group of at least three to five readers and no more than ten that have a variety of points of view on your novel...
Martha Chargot
Apr 13, 20213 min read


Beginner’s Guide to Scene Writing: How to Write a Scene that Turns
Something about your characters and their circumstances must change before the end of a scene. If it does not, the scene falls flat...
Martha Chargot
Feb 23, 20213 min read


Do I Really Need a Proofreader?
A proofreader is a specialist in grammar and spelling. Once it is complete, your manuscript is considered ready for publishing...
Martha Chargot
Feb 16, 20212 min read
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