Tag: Xulon Press self-publishing

How To Self-Edit Your Manuscript

Filed in Ask the Editor, Writing Tips by Erika Bennett on October 27, 2020 • 0 Comments

A common thought among first-time writers is that once they finish writing their book it’s ready to go straight to a professional editor. However, there are two crucial steps that need to take place before you ship your manuscript off for editing. The first is that you must do a few rounds of self-editing yourself. […]

Body Language Cheat Sheet for Writers

Filed in Ask the Editor, Writing Tips by Erika Bennett on October 22, 2020 • 0 Comments

A lot of first-time writers skip over portraying body language in their writing. They know it’s missing from their characters’ interactions, but they also aren’t sure how to include it either. To combat this, they try to mistakenly incorporate it into dialogue tags, such as “she smiled” or “he laughed.” But, if you think about […]

10 Ways to Prepare for NaNoWriMo

Filed in Writing Tips by Erika Bennett on October 13, 2020 • 0 Comments

We’re a few weeks out from the biggest novel writing challenge of the year: National Novel Writing Month! Every November, writers from around the world dedicate themselves to cranking out a 50,000-word first draft manuscript in 30 days. Tons of writers have gone on to publish their books after the challenge, and thousands have credited […]

Writing Inspo: Things To Do Instead Of Quitting

Filed in Author Inspirations by Daylin on October 1, 2020 • 0 Comments

“The best way out is always through.” —Robert Frost I think it’s safe to say we’ve all had moments when we want to give up on a writing project or quit writing altogether. If you’re in need of some writing inspo, or you’ve been thinking about quitting recently, here are other things you can try […]

Writing a Lot Versus Writing Well

Filed in Ask the Editor, Writing Tips by Erika Bennett on September 29, 2020 • 0 Comments

I think back to some college literature courses I took, and the required length of papers I had to turn in. It wasn’t uncommon to have to produce an eight-page essay, but hitting that page count was hard every single time. I found myself using filler words, expanding my sentences to take up more space. […]