Trish LockardJun 29, 20214 minEditingHow Long Should a Memoir Be?How long should a memoir be? The answer is not "as long as it needs to be. "Have a good theme, a defined audience, and a desired effect.
Trish LockardDec 12, 20204 minLaws regarding contentSensitivity Readers: An Editing Specialty Comes of AgeIn June 2019, I posted an article to this blog called "Sensitivity Readers Are Not Censors." At that time, controversy was swirling...
Trish LockardNov 16, 20193 minNonfictionPersonal Essays are Still a Hot CommodityA personal essay is about a topical subject discussed from a personal perspective, yours or someone else’s.
Trish LockardOct 7, 20193 minPublishingSmart Writers Seek Smart Editors for Their Best WorkAt the risk of sounding like a broken record, I want to talk about this issue of self-editing and the necessity of hiring a professional...
Terri LyonJul 28, 20193 minPublishingNot a Weekend Project: How to Build an Author Platform, Part 2Author Terri Lyon focuses on how she evaluates the effectiveness of her author platform to create an audience and generate sales.
Terri LyonJul 17, 20195 minWriting toolsNot a Weekend Project: How to Build an Author Platform, Part 1If you self-publish, you won't make many sales without an author platform. If you want a contract with an agent or a publisher, they will...
Trish LockardJun 8, 20194 minLaws regarding contentSensitivity Readers Are Not CensorsCensorship, which takes many forms, means the suppression or prohibition of something. So, let’s be clear, sensitivity readers have no power
Trish LockardApr 27, 20194 minWriting toolsA Work of Fiction is Not a Fill-in-the-blank GameI studied journalism and advertising in college. These areas of mass communications, as my major was called, might sound unrelated, even...