WRITING AND EDITING

Hi SEers! Denise here to talk about the last step before releasing a book—editing. Authors put a lot of time, work, and love into their words. They go over their manuscripts several times, have beta readers, and critique groups to offer suggestions. Then, there’s another read-through catching those tiny mistakes. Is it ready to release? …

How to Hone Your Elevator Pitch

Me-me-me-me. Uh-hmmm. Since I'm warmed up, here's my best singing demonstration. April fool's joke, Story Empire readers, I'm not going to show off my singing pitch today (I hear those cheers to escape that fiasco and they are well-taken). Nor am I going to demonstrate my best baseball pitch. No, today, I'm discussing honing a …

How You Can Grow with Self-Publishing

Happy President's Day to all the Story Empire readers! Best wishes to everyone and enjoy the day if you have time off. Being a writer is lonely and being a self-published author can be trying to the nerves as you constantly juggle writing, publishing and marketing. The latter can challenge even the most stouthearted among …

See the Forest & the Trees

There's an age-old idiom which we still use today and which goes something like this: "You cannot see the forest for the trees." The meaning for most of us is plain; we tend to be too close to a problem to actually grasp the scope of it. Shakespeare played on this saying somewhat in Macbeth …

A Self-Publishing Checklist

Hi Story Empire fans, Craig here again. I'm pre-writing this so I don't know when it will post as it references my process. The big point is I have two books that are very close to being released. One or both may be available when this posts. Being a self publisher gives a tremendous amount …