Your First Draft Is Allowed to Suck
A first draft is not a failed final draft. Let’s talk about perfectionism, placeholder prose, realistic drafting goals, and why your earliest attempt doesn’t need to be beautiful—it just needs to exist.
Dialogue Tags, Action Beats & Gesture Banks: A Prose Toolkit for Fiction Writers
What are dialogue tags, action beats, and gesture banks? And why do they matter for your prose? This masterclass breaks down filler words, filter words, and repetitive gestures so you can stop leaning on the same shrug and bitten lip, and start building a reusable prose toolkit that grows with every manuscript.
Self-Editing vs. Working With a Pro Pros and Cons, no bullshit
Editing is one of the biggest hang-ups in self-publishing—and one of the most expensive. But is it absolutely necessary? And if you can't afford it, what are your options? We're breaking down the full editing process, the real costs, and everything in between so you can make the best decision for your book and your budget.