Editing With a New Pair of Eyes

I just finished Chapter 18 in Hatshepsut’s story, bringing the total page count to 417. Woo hoo! People always ask me for the word count, something that’s totally understandable as it’s what agents require. At this point I’m not sure about the...

Prologue: Keep It or Cut It?

Now I recognize that prologues are on the top of every list out there about what not to do if you want to get published. However, I’ve wracked my brain trying to figure out a better way to include these three pages of back-story that are pretty integral to the...