Brockway Gatehouse ¦ Fiction Editor
Services for indie authors of cosy mysteries & paranormal women's fiction
Are you in the process of writing your first novel? Have you taken part in NaNoWriMo this year? Do you have a first draft written and ready for the next stage? 🎉That’s fabulous! 🎉 You’re at the perfect stage to take advantage of my Ultimate First Draft Checklist 👇 Keep Reading You’re a new writer wanting to get your story…
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Hello everyone and welcome to The BG Blog. Today’s post is Book Bloggers Unveiled: Meet Michael the blogger behind A Novel Chapter. In the last decade, there has been a self-publishing revolution as I discussed in my first Book Bloggers Unveiled post. I have a strong appreciation for the book blogging community and the part it plays….
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As a lover of the cosy genre, I’m not letting the Agatha Award 2022 pass without mentioning the winners on my blog! Hello. Today on the blog I’m sharing the Agatha Award 2022 winners. This prestigious literary award is run by Malice Domestic. The award was created in honour of the queen of cosy mysteries,…
Today, I want to talk about reader feedback and reviews. Your career as an author will make more money if your readers are happier. It’s not rocket science. But how do you keep your readers happy? How do you even know what they like or dislike about your books? Ask them. I’m not talking about…
You worked hard on your book baby. 💙 Staying up late, getting up early, pushing through writer’s block, and finally, you’ve finished. You’ve written a book! Congratulations! 🎉 And now breathe… But, now the questions start hounding you. Beginning with, “I wrote a book! Now, what?” I’ve created 4 simple steps to follow that lead…
Do you know what the Secret to Bestseller Success for Indie Authors is? Have you ever wondered how one self-publishing author manages to write their books so successfully over another? 🤔 Well ponder no longer, dear writer, for I know one of their secrets and I’m going to share it with you today. 🤫 The…
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As a fiction editor, one of the most frequent questions I’m asked is, Do I have to get my book proofread? Proofreading is the final stage in the publishing process before that “publish” button is hit. There’s a lot of confusion out there about what editing and proofreading are. It doesn’t help that the language…
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Hello everyone and welcome to The BG Blog. Today’s post is Book Bloggers Unveiled: Meet Wendy the blogger behind The Bashful Bookworm. But first… What is Book Blogger Unveiled? In the last decade, there has been a self-publishing revolution as I discussed in my first Book Bloggers Unveiled post. I have a strong appreciation for the book…
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Hello, welcome back. Do you struggle to know whether to use “affect” or “effect” in your writing? Are you tired of giving up and using “impact” instead? Woohoo! Fantastic! I can help with that because today, I’m going to let you into a few of my teaching trade secrets about those pesky words. Is it…
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Hello everyone and welcome to The BG Blog. Today’s post is Book Bloggers Unveiled: Meet Sue the wonderful blogger behind Sue’s Musings. It’s no secret that there has been a self-publishing revolution during the last decade as I discussed in my first Book Bloggers Unveiled post. I have a strong appreciation for the book blogging community and…
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