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Anessa Books I am a book coach and formatter for indie-authors. I teach others how to format, edit, and guide new authors through the maze that is self-publishing.

Welcome to the third and last post in my series on important questions to ask when writing fiction. If you missed the ot...
16/11/2025

Welcome to the third and last post in my series on important questions to ask when writing fiction. If you missed the other posts, you can find the first one (Big Picture Questions to Ask) here and (More Questions to Ask which covers character development and setting) here. Today I’m going to cover the important questions to ask when you’re either writing a romance or have a romantic element in your novel....

Welcome to the third and last post in my series on important questions to ask when writing fiction. If you missed the other posts, you can find the first one (Big Picture Questions to Ask) here and (More Questions to Ask which covers character development and setting) here. Today I’m going to cove...

Last week we looked at some big picture questions you need to be asking either before you begin writing (if you're a plo...
09/11/2025

Last week we looked at some big picture questions you need to be asking either before you begin writing (if you're a plotter) or while editing (if you're a pantser). If you missed that post, here's a link to it. Today, I'd like to cover some more detailed questions—not minute questions like what color eyes does your protagonist have, but a little closer in than last week's....

Last week we looked at some big picture questions you need to be asking either before you begin writing (if you’re a plotter) or while editing (if you’re a pantser). If you missed that post, here’s a link to it. Today, I’d like to cover some more detailed questions—not minute questions lik...

It is too easy to get lost in the weeds when you're writing a novel. Today I want to step back and take a look at the bi...
02/11/2025

It is too easy to get lost in the weeds when you're writing a novel. Today I want to step back and take a look at the big picture. When I'm writing I focus on my characters immediate feelings, their movements, their goal for the scene I'm working on. But when the writing is done, it's time to step back and look at the big picture....

It is too easy to get lost in the weeds when you’re writing a novel. Today I want to step back and take a look at the big picture. When I’m writing I focus on my characters immediate feelings, their movements, their goal for the scene I’m working on. But when the writing is done, […]

Last week I wrote about how I'm slowing down/retiring from my author services business. Well, don't worry, I am not goin...
26/10/2025

Last week I wrote about how I'm slowing down/retiring from my author services business. Well, don't worry, I am not going to stop blogging... I just don't have one for you this week. Ironically enough, I've been really busy formatting and working with author clients this past week (existing clients as I'm not taking on any new ones). I'm also out "leaf-peeping" this weekend, enjoying some family time, and a beautiful drive through the countryside....

Last week I wrote about how I’m slowing down/retiring from my author services business. Well, don’t worry, I am not going to stop blogging… I just don’t have one for you this week. Ironically enough, I’ve been really busy formatting and working with author clients this past week (existing ...

I just finished reading the most awful book. It was a historical, romantic mystery and I am so happy I got through to th...
19/10/2025

I just finished reading the most awful book. It was a historical, romantic mystery and I am so happy I got through to the end—not because it got any better, but because it was so inspiring. Have you ever read a book and thought, "I could have written that so much better!"? This was one of those books. The plot was fun in that the hero and heroine were working for politically opposing forces to solve the same mystery....

I just finished reading the most awful book. It was a historical, romantic mystery and I am so happy I got through to the end—not because it got any better, but because it was so inspiring. Have you ever read a book and thought, “I could have written that so much better!”? This was one […]

I think I’ve retired. It’s kind of snuck up on me. I’ve always planned on retiring at about age 60 when my husband retir...
12/10/2025

I think I’ve retired. It’s kind of snuck up on me. I’ve always planned on retiring at about age 60 when my husband retired from his job. He’s not yet taken that step, but I seem to have done so. Retirement, for me, doesn’t mean that I’m not writing, not editing, not coaching. It means that I’m not going to take on any new clients....

I think I’ve retired. It’s kind of snuck up on me. I’ve always planned on retiring at about age 60 when my husband retired from his job. He’s not yet taken that step, but I seem to have done so. Retirement, for me, doesn’t mean that I’m not writing, not editing, not coaching. It means [....

I have a coaching client who does everything I tell him (bless his innocent little heart). Every suggestion I make he ta...
05/10/2025

I have a coaching client who does everything I tell him (bless his innocent little heart). Every suggestion I make he takes. Every recommended change in wording by me or his proofreader, he makes. About six years ago, when we first started working together, I told him he needed to rewrite the first book he'd written. It had about fifteen different points of view including those of very minor walk-on characters who are seen and heard from once in the book....

I have a coaching client who does everything I tell him (bless his innocent little heart). Every suggestion I make he takes. Every recommended change in wording by me or his proofreader, he makes. About six years ago, when we first started working together, I told him he needed to rewrite the first....

One reason why people love reading fiction is for the satisfaction of seeing a protagonist overcome adversity. This coul...
28/09/2025

One reason why people love reading fiction is for the satisfaction of seeing a protagonist overcome adversity. This could come in the form of solving a mystery, winning a battle or war, or defeating a big-bad evil. But the most fascinating (and I think fulfilling) story is that of the protagonist who overcomes the adversity of themselves. People (and especially fictional people) are frequently their own worst enemy....

One reason why people love reading fiction is for the satisfaction of seeing a protagonist overcome adversity. This could come in the form of solving a mystery, winning a battle or war, or defeating a big-bad evil. But the most fascinating (and I think fulfilling) story is that of the protagonist wh...

“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents – except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a vi...
21/09/2025

“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents – except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.”...

“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents – except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that...

I’m trying something that I think is ethically unsound. Is that terrible of me? Quite possibly. But I’m doing it anyway ...
14/09/2025

I’m trying something that I think is ethically unsound. Is that terrible of me? Quite possibly. But I’m doing it anyway and, if you can get around your ethics, you might want to try it as well. I believe very strongly that AI is overreaching. It is taking over everything—including so much of writing and publishing. Authors are now using AI for ideas of what to write, checking their grammar and punctuation, fixing their word choice, creating their covers, and now creating audio books....

I’m trying something that I think is ethically unsound. Is that terrible of me? Quite possibly. But I’m doing it anyway and, if you can get around your ethics, you might want to try it as well. I believe very strongly that AI is overreaching. It is taking over everything—including so much of w...

I've got a new book coming out at the end of this month so I'm going to do something I've done very (read "too") rarely....
07/09/2025

I've got a new book coming out at the end of this month so I'm going to do something I've done very (read "too") rarely. I am marketing my book. Yes! I actually sat down and made a plan and am now carrying it out. This is almost unheard of for me. My marketing plan is four-fold. I made the first book in the series free and advertised it on Freebooksy, in newsletter swaps, and on Facebook and Reddit....

I’ve got a new book coming out at the end of this month so I’m going to do something I’ve done very (read “too”) rarely. I am marketing my book. Yes! I actually sat down and made a plan and am now carrying it out. This is almost unheard of for me. My marketing plan […]

My apologies to my regular readers — I’ve been away for a few weeks (enjoying some summer fun), but I’m back now and rea...
31/08/2025

My apologies to my regular readers — I’ve been away for a few weeks (enjoying some summer fun), but I’m back now and ready to go. When you're reading a really good book you feel as if you're been sucked into the story. You live it along with the characters. And when you are there you can't let it go, you simply cannot put the book down—or it’s really hard to do so....

My apologies to my regular readers — I’ve been away for a few weeks (enjoying some summer fun), but I’m back now and ready to go. When you’re reading a really good book you feel as if you’re been sucked into the story. You live it along with the characters. And when you are there […]

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