If they’re not right, revise.
After the title has attracted the interest of potential readers, you depend on your subtitle to entice them to begin reading your text. But these second-most important words you write don’t always come automatically. Sometimes your subtitle needs a second opinion … or a third.
For the Model A Ford magazine I produce, I just edited an article about … Continue reading
Don’t expect an instant novel.
Several friends on Facebook have been posting about working to write a novel this November.
It’s great to see their determination and progress. I just hope they realize that at the end of the month, their novel won’t be done.
They may have a first draft, even a good first draft, but it’s won’t yet be a polished novel. For nearly … Continue reading
At first it looked good.
I learned about the project Friday morning. The organization I work for needed a half- and a full-page ad for another publication. Did I have something?
No, I didn’t, but now I had an assignment. So I got to work. A year ago I’d created something similar. That gave me a starting point. At an event last … Continue reading