My Publishing Journey: The Editing Process

I hope to help other authors like myself come to their own decision, so here’s a little more insight into the publishing industry through my own experience. So here’s another installment of my publishing journey! This time, I’m sharing my experience going through the professional editing process with my debut novel.

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Why I Chose to Self-Publish

YA Fantasy Author | Brianna R. Shaffery

Many of you may be wondering why I decided to self-publish my young adult fantasy novel, Fire & Flight, over traditional publishing the first of many books to come in my author career.

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The Cut File

Have you recently finished a draft and are staring down a ruthless round of revisions? Whether it’s your first or almost final draft, now is the time to look at your writing with a critical eye, ironing out details in the revision process or fixing those typos you swear weren’t there before (been there, said…

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Writing Advice: Take It With a Grain of Salt

Over the years, I’ve seen and tried to follow an abundance of writing advice or “rules”, and when you’re new to writing, some of these hints and tips can either encourage you or greatly hinder your writing.
Recently though, and much in part thanks to my journey writing Fire and Flight, I’ve come to the conclusion that the majority of advice and rules you’ll stumble across while perusing the internet are complete hogwash.

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