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NEED WRITING TIPS?
Of course you do! Everyone can benefit from helpful writing tips, whether you’re an emerging author or veteran novelist! Get expert advice from a book editor, ghostwriter, blogger and content developer with decades of experience. I’ve worked with many authors, many genres and many publications, and became an gatherer of tips, myself! I love sharing information and welcome your comments. I’ll keep adding nuggets of wisdom to help clients and potential clients well into the future. Perhaps you’d like to share some, yourself! These writing tips are inspired by questions from the authors who trust me with their manuscripts, as well as the magazine assignments I chase. Got questions? Ask me and I’ll do my best to answer.
Love Note Day — Love Story Editor
Perhaps with the help of a love story editor, you can turn love notes into a novel. September 26 is Love Note Day, the perfect time to be thinking about “all things romance.” Do you have a collection of missives […]
Library Card Sign-Up Month — Write a Children’s Book!
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month and a special time to write a children’s book! Do you have a whimsical storyline percolating in your head? An educational topic? A fairy tale? A holiday tale? A poetry book? A picture book […]
Collaborate with a Copywriter
Let’s face it — most businesses need a copywriter. Not everyone is born to be a mathematician or astronaut. Not everyone has the skillsets to be a plumber, an electrician, or a welder. And certainly, not everyone is a wordsmith. […]
National Punctuation Day — Find Your Editor
September 24, 2022, is National Punctuation Day and the perfect prompt to find your editor! English teachers, journalists, editors, and ghostwriters value this day because it’s a celebration of proper English standards, punctuation rules, and the “marks” that help readers […]
Self-Improvement Month — Book Writing Discipline
September is Self-Improvement Month and an excellent time to develop your book writing discipline. Yes, there’s no better time to tackle your book project. Whether you are shoulder-deep in a manuscript or contemplating a story arc, why not jump in […]
Dear Diary Day — Ghostwriting Your Autobiography
There is no better time to consult with me about ghostwriting your autobiography than on Dear Diary Day! September 22, 2022, is a day to celebrate the importance of diaries, but journals, family accounts, and genealogical entries provide an abundance […]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week — Write Your Book!
The week of September 19-25, 2022, is a great time to contemplate and write your book. National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week is in full swing during this timeframe, inspiring budding authors and their families to get involved in […]
World Letter Writing Day — Write Your Autobiography
September 1, 2022, marks World Letter Writing Day, an occasion that may prompt you to write your autobiography — especially if you have handwritten letters, notes, diaries, journals, postcards, documents, public records, and historical archives from “back in the day.” […]
Cozy Mystery Book Day — Copyedit Your Book
There’s no better day than Cozy Mystery Book Day to write and copyedit your book! In addition to being Cozy Mystery Book Day, September 15, 2022, happens to be Agatha Christie’s birthday. This great detective fiction writer and bestselling author […]