Finding the Best Sales and Marketing Professionals for Your Small Business
Regardless of what your small business produces or creates, you are going to need a strong sales and marketing plan to get your idea out...
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My blog is a resource full of advice and information on writing, editing, and English learning.
Why Do You Need Academic Editing?
Academic editing is useful for students and academics alike, providing an expert outside view of your work. While you may know how to...
5 English Grammar Rules You’re Allowed to Break
When it comes to writing in English, there are a lot of rules (and I mean a lot). And what’s even more confusing is that some of the...
How to Write a Query Letter that Sells
If you’ve finally finished that manuscript and are ready to brave the world of traditional publishing, you’re going to need the right...
The 5 Best Books I’ve Read on Writing
We’ve made it through the dumpster fire that was 2020 and you know what that means—there's no better time to take a moment for yourself,...
Why You Should Participate in NaNoWriMo This Year
What do Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants, Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, Hugh Howey’s Wool, Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, and Marissa...
6 Jobs for People Who Love Books
It’s the thought that will cross many a reader’s minds after being torn away prematurely from the pages of their latest book, forced to...
5 Tips to Self-Edit Your Work
While having an editor is absolutely essential for any writer, some people take this to mean that they don’t have to look at their own...
Commonly Confused Words (and how to choose the right ones!)
In my last post, we briefly touched on word use and words that are commonly confused by both humans and machines. Spell checkers...
Grammar and Spelling Apps: Why You Shouldn't Rely on Them
I’ll be the first to admit that spell check is a writer’s best friend during the writing process. When your fingers are moving fast in...
Types of Editing: And Which One You Need
You’ve put in the hard work and finally finished your manuscript. Congratulations! Now, it’s time for you to step into the wonderful...
Do I Need an Editor?
In short? Yes. Yes, you do. Even the best writers need someone to review their work, and most swear that the relationship between...
Free Online Classes You Can Take Right Now While Quarantined
While everyone is in quarantine, we all have a lot of extra time on our hands. To fight boredom and find a productive way to use your...
How Knowing Your Ideal Reader Enhances Your Writing Voice by Hope Stansberry
Much like finding the why when we first begin writing, we also need to know who we’re writing for. But first, why is that important?...
Australian Slang You Need to Know
Before I moved to Australia in February of 2017, I was excited to be back in a country where I could understand the language. Having...