When the staff at Midnight Publishing began curating and writing the Burning the Midnight Oil series for all writers who wish to publish in 2019, we knew that we wanted it to accomplish a few things. First and foremost, to [...]
The publishing industry is an old industry, with deep roots in traditional methods of doing things. But as the computer, tablet, and technology age has evolved (and continues to daily), those roots have split off and grown. For almost [...]
Part of the evolution as a writer (and self-editor) is to elevate your craft. It's about striving to describe things with clearer language, create three-dimensional, complex protagonists and villains that readers care about. To write dialogue that’s natural-sounding [...]
Writing and publishing, like most industries, has developed its own set of terms or “writer's lingo” to describe different facets of the trade. These involve the steps involved in creation, acquisition and distribution of books. For novice writers [...]
As any seasoned author knows, you can only revise a manuscript for so long before it all just blends together. You can no longer tell whether the plot is compelling, the characters are interesting, or if it’s just [...]
