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• Proofreading

  Proofreading Last time, I covered Getting Your Manuscript Back. If you missed it, you can check out the blog article here. This one, I want to talk about proofreading. Proofreading – like all the stages of creating a book – is so important. And you have a few choices with how you do it. You […]

  R. Lennard

  October 4, 2022

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• The next steps…

  In creating a book. If you missed part one, click here. The next bit is commonly thought of as the hardest part. Actually writing. Putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard and watching your thoughts come to life on the page. And searching for that perfect, just right word. Thing is, you can’t edit […]

  R. Lennard

  March 14, 2022

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• June 2021 Newsletter

  What goes boom, eek? Check out the answer in the June’s newsletter.

  R. Lennard

  June 17, 2021

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• Words and Gaming

  Week ten of the Tech Savvy Writer posts. As we come to the end of this series of blog posts, I’ve saved the best to last. Getting words on the page is hard. Creating entire worlds, and people and throwing them into precarious situations so they can grow takes time and skill… and more time. […]

  R. Lennard

  April 28, 2020

  Author tips, Tech Savvy Writer, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing tips

• Helpful tools

  Week nine of the Tech Savvy Writer posts. Today, we’re covering miscellaneous helpful tools. There are a few more things I want to cover before you’re released back into the wilds of the internet. Distractions on the internet are very real – social media, gaming and virtual window shopping can eat away at our time, […]

  R. Lennard

  April 20, 2020

  Author tips, Tech Savvy Writer, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing tips

• Publishing tools

  Week eight of the Tech Savvy Writer posts. Today, we’re covering publishing tools. Authors everywhere are groaning after my ending on the last blog post. There is no magic button when it comes to publishing a book. Or a graphic novel, or magazine or anything else you’re wanting to publish. Ronah took 17 years to […]

  R. Lennard

  April 13, 2020

  Author tips, Tech Savvy Writer, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing tips

• Editing tools

  Week seven of the Tech Savvy Writer posts. Today, we’re covering editing and beta reading tools. Once you’ve got your first draft, it’s time to start the editing process. Now, some authors really don’t like the bit, but I love it. This is where your work beings to represent the final product. Let’s look at […]

  R. Lennard

  April 6, 2020

  Author tips, Tech Savvy Writer, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing tips

• Cover Creation

  Week six of the Tech Savvy Writer posts. Today, we’re talking about cover creation. If you’re already thinking about the cover, remember that it really is best left to the professionals. Some of us are visual creatures who just want to spark some ideas. We’ve spoken about Pixabay, and Unsplash before – and the images […]

  R. Lennard

  March 30, 2020

  Author tips, Tech Savvy Writer, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing tips

• Maps and Images

  Week five of the Tech Savvy Writer posts. Today, we’re covering maps and images. Maps and can prove to be really helpful during the writing process. If you’re wanting to see the town or dungeon your characters are walking around in, or if you want something a bit more realistic than the character creator generator, […]

  R. Lennard

  March 23, 2020

  Author tips, Tech Savvy Writer, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing tips

• Generators

  Week four of the Tech Savvy Writer posts. Today, we’re covering generators for characters, maps and images. Generators are used to power ideas – not to copy and paste. Check out the resources listed below to see what ideas they spark for you. Characters: Characters can make or break a story – or a writer. […]

  R. Lennard

  March 16, 2020

  Author tips, Tech Savvy Writer, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing tips