by Laurel | Mar 22, 2011 | Becoming an Author
Is professional editing worth it? The answer depends on just one thing: Where, in your development as an author, you currently are. If this is the first book you’ve ever written and you’re mostly self-taught, professional editing is most likely not the only step...
by Laurel | Nov 24, 2010 | Becoming an Author
“Sometimes the big barriers in life,” writes award-winning author Carolyn Howard-Johnson, as she remembers her first attempt to get a writing job at Good Housekeeping Magazine in the early 1960s, “can’t be seen and acknowledged. Because we may not even know that...
by Laurel | Apr 28, 2009 | Becoming an Author
Not what you might think.That is, not what you might think — if you are an author or will-be author.You’ve most likely heard of Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer whose jaw-dropping performance has inspired adoration worldwide.She appeared on Britain’s...