I've been under the fog of a new manuscript lately, and I got to thinking. There are certain questions each writer asks themselves during the writing part and after, when they head into the revision stage. I figured the top ten questions I ask myself could be helpful to others, so enjoy! 1. Does This Move The Plot Along? Though it is true that not all stories are the same, they tend to have one thing in common: they need characters and they need plot. No one knows how the sto

Word counts, simply put, are the way the literary world categorizes genres. Whether you are traditionally published or indie, these numbers matter. I'm always looking for a way to make things easier for my fellow writer, so I scanned the internet and averaged them all out so we can have them in one place. Why do word counts matter? Though these guidelines may have started in the traditional world, they aren't just pulled from nowhere. If a book is severely under or over these