by Karen Smith | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog
In the last few days, I’ve responded to inquiries as to whether an author can do everything oneself. My response to those questions is to ask another question: Yes, you can produce your book yourself, but should you? To determine whether you should produce your...
by Karen Smith | Sep 3, 2024 | Blog
Remember those old Virginia Slims commercials? “You’ve come a long way, baby!” That same sentiment may be applied to editing software. It’s come a long way since those laughable spell checkers unable to distinguish between “from”...
by Karen Smith | Aug 27, 2024 | Blog
It’s said that eye witnesses make the worst witnesses in a court of law. This underscores the fact that human perception is notoriously inaccurate. What we think to be the empirical evidence of our senses deceives us. Case in point: the Clifton Gorge Arts &...
by Karen Smith | Jul 31, 2024 | Editing, Testimonials
When I started writing my stories, I didn’t have a lot of confidence. People enjoyed my stories, but my English skills are not the best. A lot of people gave me encouragement and I self-published my first book. While starting my second novel, Iron Embrace, I met Karen...
by Karen Smith | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog
I generally don’t write on political topics—not because I don’t have opinions, but because no blog or meme or post anywhere is going to change anyone’s political opinion. Last week during my regular morning perusal of LinkedIn, one of the many...
