THE HOCKEY PLAYER AND THE ANGEL by Kirsten Paul ***Spotlight -- Guest Post -- Giveaway***
Book One of Calendar Men of King Court
Romantic Comedy
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Date Published: July 22, 2019
Top chef Katrina Sherrer should have left hockey pro Marc Johansen out in the cold. That's where she’s headed if she can't change his mind. The all-star defenceman is determined to buy the family-owned Acadia Restaurant and Inn and tear it down. But the gods of blizzards and power outages have other ideas—they want to have fun. They strand Marc at the inn and Katrina in his room. Cognac, fireplaces, cold showers, wrong medication, and scones need to work their magic to prove that Marc can be more than Katrina's arch-enemy and business is not all about money.
Guest Post
by Kirsten Paul
Self-editing for the Up-and-Coming Indie Author
Most indie authors don’t do much editing on their manuscript. Some have friends read it for spelling or grammar while others do a spell-check. But editing isn’t just about spelling and grammar. It’s about plot, characterization, point of view, pacing, dialogue and everything else that produces a work of fiction. An indie author who just checks spelling and grammar mistakes risks having their self-published novel read like a first draft.Whether an author goes the self-publishing or the traditional route he or she needs to present a well-edited manuscript to compete with other authors in their genre or get the attention of an agent or publisher. Professional editors who do manuscript evaluations cost money. They’re well-worth it but there are free or low-cost alternatives to help an indie author with editing.
1) Find yourself a beta reader. Another name for a beta reader is a friend or family member who reads and enjoys the kind of novel you write. They are your audience. Listen to their comments and especially reactions, carefully…attentively. They are the ones who buy your kind of novel and their reaction-feedback is what will help make your novel sell. You can find beta readers on Facebook or look for “professional” readers. These are people who love to read and often have book review blogs. Best thing: they’re free!
2) Think about getting a critique partner. This is an aspiring or published author. He or she reads your scenes, chapters or manuscript and looks at them from an author’s point of view. Did you introduce a character and forget about him in your scene? Does your POV go into too many heads? Does the plot flow or go flat or lack urgency? You return the favor and do the same for your partner. Their comments are not a criticism of your work but constructive feedback. Most big writing organizations offer critique partner set ups such as Romance Writers of America and Sisters in Crime but their local chapters and library or community writing groups offer them. Sometimes they can be critique groups. More feedback is always good.
3) Enter your work in a contest. The feedback is worth the low entrance fee. The person who judges your work is anonymous to you just as you are to them. Judges give feedback on many aspects of your writing: plot, conflict characterization, POV, etc.
4) Read books on the craft of writing. Some even come with exercises. These are invaluable resources. I have started posting grammatical advice on my blog, Self-Editing for the Know-It-All-Author. I post under my real name, Franca Pelaccia. Check it out. https://francapelaccia.com/blog/
5) There are lots of online writing courses, podcasts and webinars that don’t cost much and are devoted to writing, publishing and marketing. Most big writing associations offer them, too and are usually genre specific. Even smaller author groups, agents and book publishers offer something. Scan through them and pick the ones of value to you because there is lots of free advice out there. You just have to pick and choose the right ones for you.
About the Author
Under the pseudonym of Kirsten Paul, Franca Pelaccia has written two romantic comedies, The Hockey Player and the Angel and The Detective and the Burglar. She has also written a woman’s adventure entitled Moses & Mac, the first book of the Vatican Archaeological Service series.
Writing as Francesca Pelaccia, Franca self-published The Witch’s Salvation, a historical paranormal novel that won the Beck Valley Reviewers’ Choice Award for 2013. An avid reader, Franca reviews novels for the Historical Novels Society.
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