Innovative Editing

As we discussed Tuesday, there’s really three types of traditional publishing contracts you could potentially land. There’s big-time Big 5 t

On Tuesday, we got all depressing and acknowledged the reality that most published authors don’t sell a lot of books. Today, we’re going to

A couple of weeks ago, we discussed pen names, including what they were and whether they were right for you. In my case, I decided not to us

We started touching on the topic of publishing last week. But this week, we’re taking a deeper dive into one branch of it in particular… (Dr

How many people play the lottery? According to a Gallup poll a few years ago, “Roughly half of Americans say they have bought a state lotter

Everyone has a dream of doing something big. At least I sincerely hope they do. For people who enjoy biking as a hobby, perhaps they’d love

As in past posts, we’re going to try to learn another thing or two from other creative writer’s mistakes – actual or perceived. This is by r

So you say you’re ready to publish. You’ve written everything you needed to write and edited everything you needed to edit. You even asked

Last Wednesday, I tackled a controversial – though very silly – question: Are self-published authors real authors? It was based on a Maryla

Recently, I saw a question on Maryland Writers’ Association’s Facebook page asking something that should never have to be asked. Not because

As a book writing coach and editor, I’ve long-since preached that you can’t write a perfect first draft. First drafts aren't always dre

I really wish I didn’t have to write this blog post. You have no idea how much I do. But it wouldn’t be fair to you otherwise, so here goes…

Editor’s Note: Do you know how difficult it is to get a hold of a graphic artist who does book cover designs? In my case, it’s been nearly

Clearly, Innovative Editing is all about genuine writers. But this begs a really good question: What is a genuine writer? It’s a question a

There’s this week. Then there’s Christmas. Then there’s New Year’s. Like it or not, it’s almost 2019. With that recognition, let’s throw t

My business, Innovative Editing, has a program called Author of the Month. Every month, I do an interview with an author to promote one par

As a creative writer, a nonfiction writer, a business writer, a blogger or any other kind of writer, we have two jobs: To acknowledge that

Are you a genuine writer? As in a writer who genuinely represents themselves in whatever fiction, nonfiction, blogging or business writing y

We’re now onto Part 3 of Your Genuine Writer Review series, an analysis of how true you’re being to your writing self. This isn’t an attemp

Back two Wednesdays ago, in “Your Genuine Writer Review – Part 1,” I mentioned Evan Carmichael’s Your One Word. It’s a business book about c