Author Services

Proofreading, Editing, Critique

Proofreading, Editing, Critique

Getting help with your book from a professional editor is always recommended but often just too expensive. We have partnered with a professional editor with 30 years of experience to provide quality writing services at affordable prices.

Visit our Writing Services Page
Hundreds of Helpful Articles

Hundreds of Helpful Articles

We have created hundreds of articles on topics all authors face in today’s literary landscape. Get help and advice on Writing, Marketing, Publishing, Social Networking, and more. Each article has a Comments section so you can read advice from other authors and leave your own.

How to Format Dialogue Correctly

Keep it simple. Dialogue tags—he said, she said, etc.—are usually all you need to indicate who’s speaking, so resist the urge to get creative and overdo it. Mentors and teachers who tell you to do otherwise and find alternatives are, more often than not, unpublished and...

How to Write Effective Dialogue

Dialogue can make or break a story. It is one of the most powerful tools you have if you know how to write dialogue effectively. Here are some of my suggestions.  Cut to the chase Every single word of dialogue needs to reveal something about your character's...

The Lessons I Learned About Being a Writer - Part Four

I hope you have enjoyed the previous articles on the things I have learned since becoming a writer; this is the final part.  31. Story trumps structure Many experts and books on how to write a novel concentrate a lot on the structure but this could actually derail...

The Lessons I Learned About Being a Writer - Part Three

As a writer, you never stop learning. It is my pleasure to share all the things I have learned over the last 20 years. 31. Writing is hard Anyone can string words together, but knowing which of those words to combine to touch a heart and change...

The Lessons I Learned About Being a Writer

Who doesn't wish they knew what they know now as a teenager? At 15, while in high school, my favorite subject was English, especially short story writing. I will never forget the day my teacher approached me in front of the whole class, holding my...

The Lessons I Learned About Being a Writer - Part Two

This is the second part of all the things I wish I had known about writing as that 15-year-old teenager in High School.  11. Make good habits I always try to write something every day as part of my daily schedule. I never used to be very...

Pen and Paper vs. Computer

When I was a kid, a priest at my church, Msgr. James Nugent, took me aside to give me some advice. At the time, computers were not invented. He told me that if I wanted to write successfully in school, I should write everything down...

Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Short Story

Writing a great short story may be one of the most important skills you will learn as a writer. It is a great way of using words to convey a powerful message through a brief passage. There are, however, many things that could go wrong....

Drinks To Uplift The Writer

When you write, an uplifting drink may help you get those words on paper, or should I say screen. I find certain drinks depressing. Drinks such as hot coffee, hot black or green tea, plain water and smoothies to me are downright boring and depressing....

Tips for Choosing the Perfect Themes for Your Novel

Structuring your novel can be a hard thing to do. For many authors, this is the part that takes the most time while the actual writing takes a fraction of it. Even though many authors may have an idea of what the story will be...