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In today’s video, the coaches answer the question:What’s is like to be book coached?   Are you curious about book coaching? How does it all work? What are the benefits? The hard bits? Today three book coaches talk about what it has been like for them to be book coached on their own work. WeContinue reading “What is it like to be book coached?”

  In today’s video, the coaches answer the question:I’m stuck in the midpoint. What should I write next? Mired in the middle. The muddy middle. No matter what you call it, the middle can be a difficult spot for an author. It won’t be a surprise that the coaches are all going to extol theContinue reading “I’m stuck in the midpoint. What should I write next?”

In today’s video, the coaches answer the question:Help! My book is too long. How can I revise to make it shorter? This question comes from an author who has written more than 140 thousand words in their current novel. Can you relate? Many of us can. We write and write because we think that’s whatContinue reading “Help! My book is too long. How can I revise to make it shorter?”

This week the coaches answer the question:What are your favorite writing tools? Dear Book Coach gets personal. What writing tools make the writing life easier? Does quiet count? Whether it be analog or digital, paper driven or computer, the coaches talk about their favorite writing tools. Why we love them, how we use them, whenContinue reading “What are your favorite writing tools?”

This week the coaches answer the question:How important are character names? How important is naming your character? Depends on who you ask! Each Dear Book Coach has a different take on character names. Not so important, somewhat important and don’t-even-get-me-started important. You’ll get tips on where to find great names, how to avoid one commonContinue reading “How important are character names?”

This week the coaches answer the question:What should I look for in a critique group? The three coaches give you advice on how to find one, when to leave one and what to expect from a critique group. It’s important to have support in your writing. Critique groups can be that, but you should knowContinue reading “What should I look for in a critique group?”