How A Good Editor Works

At a crucial juncture after the climactic scene when the subplot needed attention, his novel went in an unexpected direction.  As his editor, I suggested removing the newly-introduced subplot to naturally steer the protagonist to the crucial needs of the woman he loved, the only issue to be addressed for final resolution.  The author read…

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Hocus Focus

In May I did something totally magical: I unplugged. For an entire week. I went to a quiet beach with friends and rarely checked my Iphone, which vacationed in my bedroom drawer. For several days, I had stints alone on the beach for big sums of time. After putting up an umbrella, settling into my…

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Client Success: Women’s Empowerment Author Suzanne Justice Carr

“I had no idea writing this book would affect me as much as it has,” author Suzanne Carr said. The New Third Act: A Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond is an invitation to empowerment culled from the author’s life and the two decades of therapeutic work she has facilitated for women. “As I wrote,…

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Client Success: International Education / Self Help Author Alex Smith

Study U Abroad, newly released in paperback and e-book by Alex Smith, explores the student’s opportunities abroad to go beyond classroom learning and challenge ideas about self and the world to make a conscious impact on both. The book’s 5 Keys and insightful stories of students’ experiences create an easy-to-use framework to tackle challenges and…

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