on BookWorks: Punctuation marks are like road signs for readers. They guide the eye, signaling whether one needs to stop (a period), pause (a comma), watch for a shift in focus (an em-dash), notice a connection (hyphens and en-dashes), and more. For whatever reason, people seem to have more trouble with the semicolon and colons […]

via When to Use a Semicolon vs. Colons: Not So Hard, Really – Karen Conlin… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

Today I welcome writer A. S. McDermott onto my blog, who is sharing his advice on turning your story into a screenplay. Big thanks to Arran for being today’s guest poster, please make sure to check out his links and details at the end of this post. So you’ve finished your novel or short story.…

via Why You Should Turn Your Story into a Screenplay (and how to do it) — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

I subscribe to the newsletter of Mridu Khullar Relph. Mridu is a highly successful freelance writer. She writes magazine features writer and has contributed to several women’s and general-interest publications including Elle, Marie Claire, Vogue, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan. She’s also a motivational speaker and writer who has written Shut Up & Write: The No-Nonsense, No […]

via Are You An Employee Or An Entrepreneur? — Nicholas C. Rossis

I subscribe to the newsletter of Mridu Khullar Relph. Mridu is a highly successful freelance writer. She writes magazine features writer and has contributed to several women’s and general-interest publications including Elle, Marie Claire, Vogue, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan. She’s also a motivational speaker and writer who has written Shut Up & Write: The No-Nonsense, No […]

via Are You An Employee Or An Entrepreneur? — Nicholas C. Rossis

For those of you who are too busy to read this post, here’s the secret to great writing according to Stephen King: Take out the bad parts. If this sounds like useless advice, you have yet to understand that great writing is all about rewriting. And you rewrite by taking out the words that aren’t […]

via How to Get People to Read Every Single Word You Write — The Art of Blogging

on Just Publishing Advice: For most self-publishing authors, the answer is probably no. The cost of developmental editing, copy editing and line editing are all very expensive. In a traditional publishing house, professional editors and proofreaders are part of a lengthy and costly book production process. For independent authors, you can hire a freelance editor. […]

via You Know You Need A Book Editor But You Can’t Afford One – by Derek Haines… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

on The Blood-Red Pencil: In keeping with this month’s theme of “new tricks” for writers, I decided I’d write a bit about how the Internet has changed things for those of us who ply our trade with words. Not that it is all that new for young writers who’ve grown up with the internet, but […]

via Four Mistakes New Writers Make – by Maryann Miller… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

Originally posted on Fiction Favorites: ? Today I’m a guest at Maryann Miller’s blog, Maryann Writes. When I was a new writer, I learned many things by trial and error. Some of what I learned I forgot and had to keep relearning and others I managed to save. I developed a list of five things…

via Five Things to Remember as a New Writer- Guest Post at @maryannwrites — Legends of Windemere

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis: This is a guest post by Linda Cartwright. Linda is an educator and a writer on the verge of coming out as an independent author after years of freelancing and ghost-writing. Her darkest secret is that writing is only her second favorite thing to do… after reading. You can…

via Self-Publishing Basics — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

on Front Edge Publishing: Congratulations! The last keystrokes have been hit and your new book is finished! Your book is out of your hands and into the hands of a capable copy editor. Is it time to hit the beach? Time for a writing sabbatical? Heck NO! Now the really hard work gets started! Now […]

via 20 Book Marketing Tips For Effective Authors: How many of these have you checked off? – by Susan Stitt… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog