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Navigate the Editing Process: Master Your Edit

Master the editing process for your book, whether self-editing or collaborating with professionals. Discover actionable tips, understand editor rates, and transform your manuscript into a truly polished gem.

30. Showing emotions by asking yourself 8 questions

How do we show what we or our characters are feeling so our readers can experience those emotions for themselves as the scene unfolds? Learn how to visualize emotions and thus show readers.

51. Strengthen your sentences with 4 easy tips

In today’s episode, you’re going to learn four easy tips that have a powerful impact on your sentences. In fact, they’re so easy that you can start implementing them today. Bonus: You'll also learn how zombies can help.

58. Crafting continuity: A writer’s guide to style sheets

Learn how to maintain consistency when writing a story or book series using style sheets and style tags for easy document navigation.

Scenes, Characters, Series, Oh My! Taming the Chaos of Multi-Project Writing w/ Edward Green, episode 65 of the Parents Who Write podcast

65. Scenes, characters, series, oh my! Taming the chaos of multi-project writing w/ Edward Green

Do you struggle with multi-project writing? In this episode, Edward shares not only his writing journey but also the answers to questions that used to plague him too. Like, how do you keep track of all those random scenes that pop into your head?

55. From struggling writer to urban fantasy author w/ Michelle Summers

Michelle Summers shares her inspiring journey as an urban fantasy author who brought mythological characters to life through the power of human beliefs.

Unraveling the 3 Main Types of Editors: How They Support Writers episode of the Parents Who Write podcast

63. Unraveling the 3 Main Types of Editors: How They Support Writers

Discover out how finding the right editor can help you avoid or blow through your confusion and doubt. You’ll also learn the major differences between development editors, inline editors, and proofreader.

Strengthen Your Writing: Know the 5 Primary Sentence Patterns

Have you ever read a sentence or even paragraph that took your breath away? When you can recognize the pieces of the puzzle, you'll be able to learn how to do the same.

48. Braving (and conquering) the traditional publishing route w/ Maria Costanzo Palmer

Learn how one author entered Dante’s inferno and took initiative to get her narrative nonfiction novel published via the traditional publishing route.

69. Breaking down imposter syndrome, building confidence w/ Charlotte Chipperfield

Feeling like a fraud as a writer? This episode dives deep into the challenges writers face, offering practical tools and strategies to silence imposter syndrome and build lasting confidence.

17. Shaping a life around writing w/ Nancy McCabe

Joining today’s conversation on shaping a life around writing is author Nancy McCabe, a single mother and accomplished professor who has published six (soon to be seven!) works.

34. Validating and exploring romance w/ Maria Secoy

Are you curious about writing romance stories, but you’re not sure what qualifies as romance? Learn what makes a romance novel literary and what distinguishes the 50+ subgenres from each other.