Category: For Authors


Jun192023

What is an author style guide? How about a style sheet?

In putting together a pronunciation guide post and video for my science fiction series (aliens make everything complicated, including language) I realized I’ve never talked about what a style guide actually is (for us fiction writers, I mean). I started to amend that post with an end note on this subject, and then realized I […]

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Jun72023

10 Best Ways Readers Can Support Authors They Love

So your favorite author has a new book out! Yay! How can you best support them and their book and continued career writing the things you want to read? 1. Buy the book I hope this goes without saying but buying the book legally is the single most supportive thing you can do for your […]

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Sep142020

Heroine’s Journey Cover Art

A little while ago I released the Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture. Shall we talk about the cover? This time… nonfiction? The thing about covers is they need to do a ton of work for a book. A fiction cover needs to signal genre, tone, voice, and author brand, as […]

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