by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 18, 2021 | Writing
Zoe’s book, Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days, is a fresh and innovative refocusing of your novel or novella. Through a few simple—and fun—steps, Zoe helps writers take their not-ready-for-publication and/or rejected manuscripts to a spit-polish...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 19, 2020 | Writing
image by Find-cat “I finished reading Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days. I have AND will highly recommend it to anyone who dabbles in fiction. It’s one of the best “how to” books I’ve ever read.” Marsha Hubler, Director Montrose Christian...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 1, 2019 | Writing
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is designed to shape a not-yet submitted, rejected, or self-published manuscript with low ratings into a book that shines. The method can also be a guiding resource for writers starting a manuscript. See details below. I’m...
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 | May 3, 2018 | Writing
When information and explanations interrupt, slow the story’s pace, or bore or frustrate readers writers need to hear, “Much information and explanations aren’t necessary, shouldn’t be told through author intrusion, can be fed in a little at a time, can be given...