Like so many creative people, I struggle with depression. I’m one of the fortunate ones in that I received help for the problem early on in my life and have been able to learn the warning signs of when things are bottoming out. That doesn’t mean anything’s been fixed. You don’t fix depression. You learn…
Here’s a little tradecraft for you. Copyediting and Proofreading are not the same thing. Copyediting often includes proofreading, but it’s not its primary goal. It’s the icing on the cake that makes your story better. Proofreading does not include copyediting (though occasionally a proofreader will attempt to do so and it usually means a lot…
Here’s how you market your book: You try to build as large a following on Twitter and Blogger as you can while remaining true to yourself. You publish a book. You contact all the people you’ve become friends with and ask if you can do a guest post on their blog. You post frequently to…
Aside from the theme song, I don’t think there’s a line I identify more with the Harry Potter franchise than Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid saying “You’re a wizard, Harry!” It was used in so much promotional content. I heard it over and over again. And it’s a great line. I tells a new audience to…