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How To Be An Expert Typo Hunter

How To Be An Expert Typo Hunter

On March 8, 2019 By K.M. Allan44 Comments

You've got to be a lot of things when you're a writer. Not only do you need to craft characters and worlds from nothing, bring together a cohesive story, and take hundreds of random words and arrange them into sentences that make sense, you also need to check those sentences for mistakes. But when you've …

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6 Submission Mistakes

6 Submission Mistakes

On January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 By K.M. Allan56 Comments

The hard work isn’t over when you type “The End” on your final draft, nor does it finish after months of editing. If you’re a writer who wants to see your manuscript published traditionally, you’ll need to work on a submission package for agents and publishers. If you want to give your MS the best …

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How To Write In Deep POV

How To Write In Deep POV

On September 21, 2018September 28, 2018 By K.M. Allan51 Comments

As a writer who has spent the last few years drafting a four book YA series, I thought I’d gained a good grasp on how to write. I’d ironed out the head hopping that embarrassingly featured way too much in my first drafts. I’d mastered ending each chapter with a cliffhanger. And I’d worked out …

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4 Amateur Writing Mistakes To Stop Making Right Now

4 Amateur Writing Mistakes To Stop Making Right Now

On April 27, 2018July 2, 2019 By K.M. Allan12 Comments

So you’ve finally done it. Written a book after hours at the keyboard, filling in plot holes, shedding tears, drinking cups of tea, and fending off self-doubt. You’ve even made it through beta readers who questioned your genius and still found typos. Your book is perfect, and more than ready to be snapped up by …

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K.M. Allan

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YA writer and blogger. Author of The Blackbirch Series, The Beginning and The Dark Half (books 1 & 2) are out now! I'm also an identical twin, but not the evil one.

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