by Karen Smith | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog
What’s old is new again. That pertains to just about everything. So, when it comes to a subject near and dear to my heart, I consider myself somewhat of an expert. Therefore, allow me to throw a few lessons learned at you if you’re someone contemplating on...
by Karen Smith | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog
I took a break, as often happens, from the current work-in-progress (WIP) because I wrote my protagonist into a corner and needed to ponder how I’d get him out of that predicament without erasing and rewriting a substantial portion of the manuscript. I think...
by Karen Smith | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog
It’s true that no matter what you write, someone won’t like it. This is one reason why we have genres: readers will more likely find what they enjoy than what they don’t.Readers everywhere, regardless of genre preferences, have pet peeves. These can...
by Karen Smith | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog
Potential customers often base their purchasing decisions on product reviews. A potential customer likely won’t buy a product that has a majority of critical and/or negative reviews. It’s the digital age’s version of what was formerly a neighborhood...
by Karen Smith | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog
I’ve been writing, editing, and formatting documents for well over 30 years, although none of that has been as an employee of a publishing company. I got my start in the marketing department of an architectural and engineering firm. I wrote and formatted A/E...
