Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 1 ~ In Editing Tip #40 I cover how it’s best to create a template for your manuscript before you begin writing, so that you won’t have to fidget with margins, heading & body text styles… Read More ›
M.J. Moores
Images Speak a Thousand Words
Publicity Tip #66 If you have the ability or the means to obtain publicity blurbs from professionals on ARCs (advance reading copies) of your book, don’t just slap them on the cover or hide them in the front matter –… Read More ›
Editing Tip #66
Push Your Writing to the Limits ~ In first drafts most writers are more interested in getting the story down than they are in refining every key moment – and that’s the way it should be. What you need to… Read More ›
Recycling Story Ideas
In high school and university I studied English and Drama – Works of Literature and other people who made it their business to study it too… There are 3 overriding theories: 1) There is only one story 2) There are… Read More ›
Creative Connectivity
Publicity Tip #65 Some of the most common advice you will ever receive is to make business connections in order to further yourself and your product (i.e. your writing) – and it’s true. But with the advent of social media… Read More ›
Trust & Blind Faith
Writerly Rant #65 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. Well, I’ve gone and done it again… I’m trusting myself and my work to someone I barely know and hoping desperately not to get burned. I recently met a… Read More ›
Editing Tip #65
Culling for Clarity Pt. 1 ~ One of the most important aspects of editing you can focus on is checking your work for clarity. This should be done in two ways: By Self-Editing By Peer-Editing I know! I sound so… Read More ›
The Necessity of Advice…
For me, this is so true. When I go looking for advice I’m actually looking for validation of my own ideas. I do something that I think will work and then I ask, “What do you think?” What I’m really… Read More ›
Dealing with Bookstores 101 – Pt. 5
Publicity Tip #64 Whether you’re self-published or with a small traditional publisher, your book is likely not being stocked in the local bookstore. Why? With limited shelf space many bookstores only carry books from the big guys. Here are a… Read More ›
When Giving Backfires
Writerly Rant #64 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. So, I was part of a giveaway run by a small publishing house based out of the United States yesterday. They are somewhat of a “start up” so their… Read More ›
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