The Vibe Check: How to Vet an Editor Before You Hand Them Your Heart and Your Manuscript Let’s be honest….there comes a moment in every writer’s life when you look at your manuscript, your messy, brilliant, over‑caffeinated child, and think, “Sweetie… you need professional help.” Not therapy though honestly, maybe that too, but editing. Real…
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Killer Heels Saturdays — Chapter 13 Mini Series: Beta Readers, Sensitivity Readers & the Power of Feedback Part 2
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting… Feedback” Welcome back to our three-part deep dive into the glamorous, gritty, occasionally soul shaking world of beta readers. Last week, we talked about finding them….like dating, but with fewer cocktails and more Google Docs. This week? We’re talking about what happens after you hit send. This is the…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch – 11 When Your Book Ghosts You: Reconnecting with a Stalled Project
There comes a moment in every writer’s life when the book, the one you’ve nurtured, adored, bragged about, and occasionally threatened, simply stops texting back. One day you’re in a passionate situationship with your manuscript, trading ideas like flirty voice notes, and the next… silence. No spark. No plot progression. Not even a pity paragraph….
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch-10 Creative Contracts & Emotional Boundaries for Writers
How to protect your time, energy, and inspiration while building your book…… There comes a moment in every writer’s life when you realize you’re not just writing a book, you’re also negotiating a fulltime peace treaty with the world. By “the world,” I mean…. your family, your friends, your job, your notifications, your own brain,…