Seven Ways to Inject Suspense into Your Novel

This is a guest post by Lynette Rees. Certain genres are renowned for being more suspenseful than others: horror, crime fiction and romantic suspense, but each and every book, no matter whether it’s an Historical Romance or a Paranormal Fantasy, HAS to …

How To Bring Your Novel Alive Through Story & Self Editing

This is a guest post by Maxine E. Thompson. As a story editor, when I work with new writers, I often find they tend to gloss over the painful parts of their novels. When a character gets cancer, two pages later, the character is dead. A woman has a chi …

5 Questions To Ask About Every Article Idea

This is a guest post by Mridu Khullar. I know a good idea when I see one. So should you. Dump those time-tested ideas you’re sending off to editors every other day, and find ideas that will get you the assignment each time, every time. How do you know …

What Is A Ghostwriter?

Do you believe in ghosts? They are mostly unseen. Unnoticeable. And believe it or not they are moving behind the scenes in the publishing industry. If you’re lucky you might catch a fleeting glimpse. They are officially called ‘ghostwriters’. A ghostwr …