by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 28, 2018 | Writing
The little word just often gets a bad rap. Writers are warned to get rid of it. Like any overused word, writers need to manage the frequency of just in manuscripts. It tends to get used frequently. Let’s take a closer look at the uses of just. Definitions of Just (The...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 21, 2018 | Marketing Books, Writing
Authors, where will you spend your time and resources to reach readers? The chart below shows the results from my survey, How Do Readers Find Books They Want to Read? The analysis below gives you methods represented by the bars and the percent of forty-three...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 14, 2018 | Writing
You want to write humor into your story, but it’s funny only in your head. Keep trying, because all genres benefit from some humor. Sometimes humor isn’t well done and poor reviews are valid. But other times, the problem is some readers don’t have funny bones. Ignore...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 7, 2018 | Marketing Books, Writing
You can’t wait to read the next engaging book. How do you find that novel? In today’s world, whether authors are traditionally published or self-published, we must invest time and money in promoting our books. It would be helpful if we could put out resources into...
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