by Claire Winterwolf | Jul 30, 2025 | Editing Services, Publishing Tips, Writing Tips and Tools
So, your manuscript is done—or at least you think it is. Before it heads into professional editing or submission, there’s one step that can elevate your story and help you catch blind spots: reader feedback. Specifically, through beta readers and sensitivity readers....
by Claire Winterwolf | Jul 16, 2025 | Editing Services, Publishing Tips, Writing Tips and Tools
How’s your manuscript coming along? If you’re anywhere near the “draft complete” milestone, you’ve probably heard terms like beta reader and critique partner thrown around like punctuation at a grammar nerd convention. If you’ve ever smiled and nodded...
by TheWinterwolf | Oct 7, 2016 | Author's Life, Marketing Tips
Here’s the thing no one tells you about getting published: it can take longer than writing the book. Blogger Elizabeth Evans even quoted the waiting game as two of the five things that you don’t know about book publishing (“don’t hold your...