
Teaching fiction and nonfiction authors to improve their writing and marketing so they can shine their beacon brightly with their words.
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In this week’s Shining Beacon, I’m guiding you through the storms of chapter openings that fall flat (nonfiction) and settings that are repeititive or just backdrop instead of doing real narrative work (fiction).
As always, I welcome ques...
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In this week’s Shining Beacon, I’m guiding you through the storms of writing goals that never quite land, vacations that aren’t really vacations, and the gap between what we plan and what life actually lets us do.
Plus spotlighting two sta...
In this week’s Shining Beacon, I’m guiding you through the storms of self-editing blind spots: the verb tense traps, the sneaky word swaps, and the writing weaknesses you didn’t know you had until someone pointed them out.
As always, I wel...
Plus: why I've stopped feeling guilty about spending my free time differently than everyone else.
In this week’s Shining Beacon, I’m walking you through the storms of connection—connecting readers to your book through smarter publicity and...
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Katie Chambers, head editor of Beacon Point, helps authors learn how to write and self-edit better and editors learn how to better run their business. She is a popular presenter at conferences and the author of the Self-Editing Essentials series.
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