How to Structure Your Book in 10 Steps

In this video, we will provide you with 10 simple steps to structure your book. From identifying your target audience…

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How to Write a Thriller: Everything you need to know.

A thriller is designed to keep the reader on the edge of their seat, sweating and salivating to see what happens as…

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Different Stages of Editing

Discover the diverse levels of editing available for authors. Learn when and why each writer engages in which stage of…

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6 Book Editing Secrets to Successful Publishing

Learn 6 Book Editing Secrets to Successful Publishing as discussed in our live online interview with Alexa Bigwarfe of…

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What Is a Plot Point?

  Some writers map their story in an outline before they even write it. Other writers simply take to the…

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Sense of Touch

In this chapter, Kristina Stanley from Fictionary joins JoEllen Nordstrom to talk about the sense of touch in fiction…

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How Editors Work to Strengthen Every Scene

  Structural editing of scenes in fiction writing may be a new concept to many writers. In the past,…

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Action and Sequel Scenes in Fiction Writing

  Kristina Stanley from Fictionary joins JoEllen Nordstrom to talk about action and sequel scenes and their…

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Book Editing Made Easy – Session 4 of 4

Thank you for joining the fourth and last session of our webinars series "Book Editing Made Easy"! Workshop #4 -…

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Book Editing Made Easy – Session 3 of 4

Thank you for joining the third session of our webinars series "Book Editing Made Easy"! Workshop #3 - Edit Your…

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Book Editing Made Easy – Session 2 of 4

Thank you for joining the second session of our webinars series "Book Editing Made Easy"! Workshop #2 - Basic…

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Book Editing Made Easy – Session 1 of 4

Thank you for joining our seminar! Here is the replay: On this webinar you learned "How to Traditionally…

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The True Meaning of Show, Don’t Tell

In this episode, Hayley Milliman, the content lead for ProWritingAid, joins JoEllen Nordstrom to talk about the…

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Editing vs Proofreading

What is the difference between editing vs proofreading? When comparing editing vs proofreading be aware of their…

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First Editing’s Featured Author, Aaron Woodson! (Video)

https://vimeo.com/385169210 Our featured published author this week is the author of The Face of Expression. Aaron…

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