by Karen Smith | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog
Within the various writers groups to which I subscribe and in which I participate, I come across every day someone posting about difficulties producing a book. People ask about appropriate program to write their books, create illustrations, design their books, and...
by Karen Smith | Oct 8, 2024 | Blog
I see an awful lot of “new” writers who are beginning or working on their first novel length manuscripts. They’ve never written a book before, but they want to know how much money they’ll earn, how long the book should be, who are the best...
by Karen Smith | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog
In the last few days, I’ve responded to inquiries as to whether an author can do everything oneself. My response to those questions is to ask another question: Yes, you can produce your book yourself, but should you? To determine whether you should produce your...
by Karen Smith | Jun 4, 2024 | Blog
The very nature of ghostwriting makes it a murky topic shrouded in a fog of mystery and concealment. This makes finding ghostwriters difficult, discerning what’s considered reasonable and appropriate rates difficult, and understanding the ghostwriting process...
by Karen Smith | Jan 16, 2024 | Blog
I come across a lot of “I need a proofreader/editor/ghostwriter” type of posts that leave me cold. Many are so vague I automatically dismiss them as scams. However, if you have a manuscript you want written or a manuscript you want edited, then...