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Real editing isn’t automatic (Track Changes is evil)
As a reporter, I had the privilege of working with some of the finest editors in the country. I also worked with some real assholes. But I knew who was working on which night and planned my schedule accordingly. Some editors want to help polish stuff and some want to cut up your work to […]
The Quick + Dirty Surprise (edited, never censored)
On December 2, we’re celebrating the first anniversary of this fancy fuckingtabulous place with all kinds of awesome. And free shit. For everyone. Number One: Free edits and personality amp-ups on social media outlets. Número Dos: Free edits of the first 100 words of your work in progress AND a quick and dirty plot + […]
Readers don’t give a shit about you – unless you show them how YOU are like THEM
Stephen Elliott, a ridiculously talented author who I admire greatly (adore), was interviewed recently by The Believer Logger. The piece is titled “The Reader Does Not Give A Shit About You.” It got me thinking. Yes, yes yes yes yes. He is dead on. Readers don’t care if we writers live or die. But that […]
The evil secret to all writing: editing is everything
by Guy Bergstrom Editing is everything. I don’t care who you are – you need an editor. And you always will. In fact, the more successful you are as a writer, the more editing you’ll need. Here’s why: 1) The time crunch. You’ll never have as much time as you did when you were struggling […]
Why the Semicolon must DIE
In my head, all the snarky, badass, ridiculously talented and fucking hysterical writers hang out in one corner. They cheer me on and make me laugh – almost always at myself. I aspire to be like these people. Today, I get to introduce you to one of them. BALLER. I met Guy Bergstrom on Twitter […]
Book burning’s digital counterpart. It’s happening right now.
Short version: Amazon and Kobo, among others, began mass deleting self-published erotica last month in response to some media heat from articles like this one from The Kernel. The online magazine recently released what it calls an investigative report called “How Amazon Cashes in on Kindle Filth.” Except Amazon and other digital book big shots […]
How to find the editor of your dreams
You put in the time. You bled all over the pages. You slept hardly at all for months. And here you stand – your book in hand. Be damn proud. This is your baby. It probably took longer to complete than typical human gestation. At times, writing it was more painful than childbirth. But you […]
How to get paid to write
I lost count of the number of emails I receive each day asking how to make money writing. The answer is surprisingly simple. If you want to get paid to write… How about you don’t suck? How about you stop worrying about how to make money and start focusing on how to be fucking good […]