In the Middle East, it is traditional to set out as many as ten (or more) small "salads" on the table at a big meal. Not just the hummus...

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Well, dear readers, I took the plunge and tried to figure out how to use Tik Tok. My book, The True Adventures of Gidon Lev got stellar...

As hard as we work in the creation/writing stage and the rewriting/editing stage of our story or novel, sometimes we forget that the...

If you are like most of us, the amount of time you spend reading fluctuates throughout your life. We go through fallow periods when it...

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Why I Published Independently.

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New writers often tend to write in the first person out of habit, unease or intimidation. Should you use an omniscient point of view? A...

The developmental editing checklist.

The wonderful, dreaded Track Changes can be your friend. Learn how.

So I've returned your manuscript to you, and it's chock full of notes and comments. If you aren't sure exactly how to use those comments...

So finally, after much searching and careful selection, you've chosen an editor to work with. Perhaps this is a substantive or line...

"When writing about independent publishing, I usually trot out the stats. The point being: Read more Indie! Millions of people already...

I am so proud to have been a guest on the Inspirational Indie Authors Podcast, hosted by Howard Lovy! Talking about The True Adventures...

I am a can-do type of person. Most of the valuable skills I know, I learned because I simply tried. Simone Yemm is cut from the same...

I had just finished reading Hunger, by Roxanne Gay, when I met Simone Yemm. Simone was looking for a manuscript evaluation for her...

What does “on the nose mean,” actually? Well, it means the dialogue is so straightforward, so to the point, that it doesn’t sound...

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