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Often times I am asked by authors what the editing process is like. How does one complete a book and then proceed to edit it for publication?

Self-Publishing is not…

Self Publishing your book does not mean doing it all yourself. What is does mean is researching and hiring the right person for the job. The same goes for editing. You do not want to publish your book without first making sure you have hired an editor.

Editing Your Book Yourself

You can and should take your book as far as you ca...

Book Review – The Mine by John A. Heldt
Romance, Historical, Time Travel/

Clean Read Meter: Pretty clean. Little profanity and sexual content.

 

 

 

 

The Mine is a novel I found for free and after seeing its cover and reading its description, I decided to give it a try. It didn’t hurt that the book was available without needing to impact my budget. Unfortunately, I didn’t invest anything when I made the purchase, it ended up collecting dust in my Kindle for months. Do ebooks collec...

Book Reviews Are On Their Way

Before I started writing books, I was a reader. I still am a reader. My Kindle is currently loaded with books I’ve read and books I want to read. Reading is a way to improve one’s skills as a writer. It is an opportunity to see what other authors have done and to learn from them. Sometimes you see what not to do, but you also see plot structure, character development, dialogue, and show vs tell. Books are read differently when you’re a writer, but at the same tim...

A Shot at Peace is now in online stores. You can also find it on the Goodreads website to rate and discuss. If you haven’t read it yet, include it among the books you “Want to Read”. Below are five questions I was recently asked by Goodreads. Enjoy!

Questions from Goodreads

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

The idea for A Shot at Peace came to me late one evening while I was lying in bed, thinking about my to-do list for the following day. I didn’t have a notepad by my bed...

Smashwords Interview with C.A. Edwards

While working with Smashwords to make my novel available for sale, there were a number of questions I was asked about writing and my reading interests. Here is the interview for you to enjoy.

Who are your favorite authors? I have many favorites, but if I have to choose an author… or two, I’d choose Jane Austen, because she’s Jane Austen as my number one. The next author I’d choose is J.K Rowling. I appreciate the contribution she has made to get younger...

What a publishing journey it has been. I started writing A SHOT AT PEACE two years ago and, as I write this, I am only weeks away from publishing.

This journey has been exciting and downright scary at times.Writing a novel has been a dream of mine since childhood. After many years of dreaming, I finally sat down and captured the story as it unfolded in my mind and on the page. The first few words were a struggle. Learning to trust your own voice as a new author is not something that comes na...