As a professional author, you can take critique and do many things with it, but here are several ways to interpret notes you receive from your beta readers, alpha readers, or editors.
REVIEW: THE MAGNOLIA THAT BLOOMED UNSEEN by Ray Smith
THE MAGNOLIA THAT BLOOMED UNSEENA historical romantic adventure by Ray Smith This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure statement. “You’ve seen the woman in the photo. The woman screaming . . .” So begins the story of Molly Valle, who at forty-eight thinks she knows all that life has to offer … Continue reading REVIEW: THE MAGNOLIA THAT BLOOMED UNSEEN by Ray Smith
THE KING’S TRIAL by M.L. Farb
THE KING’S TRIAL by M.L. Farb Narated by Neal Arango, 8 hours, 59 minutes This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure statement. In a land where stories of the Shadow Demon keep children shivering in bed and tales of the Yorel bring hope to the commoner, Yosyph is both the reason … Continue reading THE KING’S TRIAL by M.L. Farb
The Sunday Post (Big News Edition)
Welcome to the Sunday Post! A big thanks to Caffeinated Reviewer for hosting this meme! This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure statement. Last Week’s Posts Monday: WARLORD by Miriam NewmanWednesday: ANGELS ON OVERTIME by Ann Crawford This Week’s Posts Links go live at 12:30 AM US eastern time. Monday: THE … Continue reading The Sunday Post (Big News Edition)
Guest Post: The Self-Editing Mindset by Richard Bradburn
Self-editing is not writing—it’s a completely different skill, and requires a completely different frame of mind. It requires you to look at your work as a reader will, not as the author.
Review: ANGELS ON OVERTIME by Ann Crawford
ANGELS ON OVERTIMEby Ann Crawford This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure statement. This divine romantic comedy is a multiple award winner in the inspirational category. Humans Jack and Emily seem to be just trudging through the motions of life, to the frustration (lovingly, of course) of their angel teams, especially … Continue reading Review: ANGELS ON OVERTIME by Ann Crawford
WARLORD by Miriam Newman
WARLORDby Miriam Newman This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure statement. Given to a famous old warlord to seal a treaty between two tribes, Ganina is a young girl with love to give. But Atulfa is old enough to be her grandfather. Then Atulfa and his oldest son die under mysterious … Continue reading WARLORD by Miriam Newman
Guest Post: Empathy and Writing by Sohini Ghose
With over a decade’s experience as an editor—in-house with a corporate publisher and an independent publishing house, and especially as a freelancer working with self-published authors—the skill that I treasure the most is empathy.
Author Interview: BECOMING ANIMALS by Olga Werby
BECOMING ANIMALSby Olga Werby This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure statement. Humans have always wanted to know what goes on inside the minds of other animals. But what if humans could become animals? Toby’s father leads a team of neuroscientists directly connecting the brains of humans with those of animals. … Continue reading Author Interview: BECOMING ANIMALS by Olga Werby
Review: PLAGUE ARCANIST by Shami Stovall
PLAGUE ARCANISTby Shami Stovall This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure statement. Deserts. Rogues. A secret hidden in an underground maze. Every moment counts as Volke Savan races south to the city of New Norra. His goal: find Theasin Venrover, the famous artificer who may have a cure for the arcane … Continue reading Review: PLAGUE ARCANIST by Shami Stovall