by Karen Smith | May 25, 2021 | Blog
I wept yesterday.Last week, we received a postage due envelope for the princely sum of $3.49 for a package from Catholic Central, the local parochial school. That’s the school our children attended. Our older son, Matt, graduated from Catholic Central.Yesterday,...
by Karen Smith | May 18, 2021 | Blog
Photo by Shena Tschofen on Flickr. You’ve all seen a picture of it or done it: a person dipping a toe into the water to test its temperature. We do this when we’re uncertain whether to proceed with an intended action. That uncertainty arises from...
by Karen Smith | May 11, 2021 | Blog
I completed a round of editing of a manuscript in 2018. Yesterday, the author contacted me. He informed me that over the past year his parents both passed away and that he’d published the first few chapters of his book on his website in honor of his...
by Karen Smith | May 5, 2021 | Blog
Once again, I’m a day late and a dollar short. Therefore, I’m posting an article previously written and offered for sale on nDash.com.With the plethora of niche industries that festoon today’s marketplace, businesses clamor for specialists. They want...
by Karen Smith | Apr 27, 2021 | Blog
I’ve been recently informed by no fewer than two professionals in book marketing that several of my books’ covers need improvement. This came as no surprise. Book covers, especially for genre fiction, have tropes. They have characteristic color schemes and...
by Karen Smith | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
Every so often I post about unreasonable expectations held by potential clients who want to hire professional writers and editors for paltry wages. Their requirements differ, some more interested in quantity than quality; however, none offer what could even remotely...
