Advice for Aspiring Authors: Recommendations & Resources
I created my ADVICE FOR ASPIRING AUTHORS guide to help solve some specific problems I kept seeing with clients and inquirers.
The recommendations and resources included in this guide are all the things I wish I'd known when I started out on this journey a decade ago.
This is not a generic how-to guide. This is personal. It's distilled professional expertise from someone who's done the work.
Find out what becomes possible when you have someone guiding you! 💞
Advice for Aspiring Authors: Recommendations & Resources is more than 20 pages of hard-earned editorial knowledge and human experience. No AI.
Sections include:
Congratulations! You're an Author!
- Different types of editors and what they do
- How to find and hire a reputable editor
- My top recommendation for an organization to join
Common Errors: Self-Editing Tips for Indie Authors
- How to hunt for errors
- Duplicate words or words in reverse order
- Missing or extra words/letters/spaces/punctuation and
arbitrary capitalization - Confused homonyms
- Commonly confused words where context is crucial
- Punctuation to pay attention to
- Inconsistencies
- The importance of a style sheet
Research Resources for Regency Writers
- Sources for historically accurate words and details
- Sources for all things Jane Austen
- Sources for learning writing craft
Best Wishes!
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