by Karen Smith | Mar 5, 2024 | Blog
The challenge of finding an editor for your manuscript comes up in every writing and authors group I have ever seen. In reality, it’s both simple and difficult. First, the author has to find editors. They may be suprised to discover that we’re lurking...
by Karen Smith | Feb 27, 2024 | Blog
There’s a lot of good to be said about freelancing, but in a “work at will” world where anyone can fire you for any reason, freelancing becomes just a little more risky. You see, there’s no protection against the usual EEOC culprits when...
by Karen Smith | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog
Nature loves to trip me up. Last week we had glorious weather for February: sunny skies, mild temperatures. And I had the flu. Not only did I have the flu, but my husband got it, too. Eight days later, I’m still coughing, still exhausted, still careful about...
by Karen Smith | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog
I enjoy cozy mysteries, especially if they have cats as main characters. The Crazy, VA (Lil & Boris) series by Shannon Hill is a great example. Over the past week, I started reading two new mystery series. The first takes place in the Roaring Twenties. I enjoyed...
by Karen Smith | Jan 30, 2024 | Blog
The decision whether to pursue traditional publishing or to self-publish is personal. Traditional publishing holds greater clout and respectability than self-publishing. The proliferation of low quality, AI-generated books further degrades what respect self-publishing...
by Karen Smith | Jan 16, 2024 | Blog
I come across a lot of “I need a proofreader/editor/ghostwriter” type of posts that leave me cold. Many are so vague I automatically dismiss them as scams. However, if you have a manuscript you want written or a manuscript you want edited, then...
