Editor’s Note: This is the first in a new series of interviews with BAIPA service providers. If you are interested in being interviewed or being an interviewer, contact [email protected]. What services do you offer authors? I edit … [Read more...]
Interview with Copy Editor Rosina Wilson
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a new series of interviews with BAIPA service providers. If you are interested in being interviewed or being an interviewer, contact [email protected] What services do you offer authors? I'm an all-purpose … [Read more...]
One editor’s views on AI
I came across this article as I was researching AI for writers and authors online the other day, and I thought it might be worth reading by our BAIPA audience. Not the link to Joanna Penn's article towards the end. Will AI Replace Writers? It … [Read more...]
When ‘Ted Lasso’ Meets ‘Grapes of Wrath,’ ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,’ and My Unfinished Novel
During the school year, I’m a crossing guard — an hour in the morning, and an hour in the afternoon — and twice every weekday I walk to and from my corner, which adds up to five miles, more when I swung by Coyote Coffee to sit outside and schmooze … [Read more...]
Join Us for ‘Setting That Works’ Workshop on October 15 @ 10 am
Setting That Works How Memorable Setting Can Advance Plot, Reveal Character, Echo Theme, and More Flash Flood In my first novel — Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher. — my protagonist, Tomas Zamara, the mayor of … [Read more...]
What is really involved when you self-publish your book?
Over the years, there have been numerous requests at BAIPA events for a description of what is involved in self-publishing a book. So, here it is. Note that this list is based on using KDP and IngramSpark, which are the only two print-on-demand/ … [Read more...]
A couple of fun cartoons from BAIPA member Chris Santilli Johnson
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Can I, Should I Change My Book Title?
Last fall, after a fellow author interviewed for a podcast, she said to me that she found it interesting that someone as articulate and accomplished as I was chose such a poor book title. Ouch! She was referring to my most recent novel, which … [Read more...]
How Beta Readers Made My Book Better — Getting What I Needed Helped More Than Getting What I Wanted
A year ago, as I was finishing the first beginning-to-end draft of my third novel, When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller, I recruited a dozen beta readers to help me make it better. I asked for honest feedback, which I … [Read more...]
Great article on words that have at least two meanings
Thanks to BAIPA member, Chris Santilli Johnson, for this fascinating article that might prove useful in our writing efforts. … [Read more...]