by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 27, 2018 | Writing
In my readings, I’ve noticed many unnecessary occurrences of the word some. I have to ferret out that sneaky word from my drafts. But I don’t delete all of them. Sometimes some is the correct word. Where the word some works. Example > “Did you read all of the...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 20, 2018 | Marketing Books, Writing
One of the best things I do for under $20 is buy Kindle gift e-books for my titles when they’re on sale for 99¢. I have them sent to my email address, then, as I need them, I forward them to readers. The readers click on the gift link and download the book....
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 13, 2018 | Marketing Books, Writing
For The Putting Green Whisperer releasing tomorrow, I had a stack of interviews for which I answered bloggers’ questions. At first, I liked the common questions, but was ashamed at the reason. I could copy those answers from other interviews and get the interview job...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 6, 2018 | Writing
I’m not talking about formatting. I’m talking about making your manuscript a pleasure for your editor to work on. There’s benefits for you too. Benefits of Clean-as-Possible Manuscripts Cleaning up grammar and smaller problems, allows your editor to concentrate on...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 30, 2018 | Marketing Books, Writing
My guest today is Zoe M. McCarthy (okay, me). Zoe discusses character interviews. Then she interviews the hero and heroine from her book, The Putting Green Whisperer, releasing September 14, 2018. She’s pleased to share that her publisher has a one-time-only...