editors Archives - Barbara Meyers

How To Reform An A$$hole

By Barb Meyers December 26, 2018Addiction, dads, editors, Family, fiction, If You Dare, Red Bud Series, Romance Novels

He’s got custody of his newborn daughter which he’s ill-equipped to handle. His son wants nothing to do with him. Emmaline’s sister shows up at his door and blames him for her death. The daughter Doug never knew about because Emmaline gave her up for adoption without telling him arrives, bringing her own anger and abandonment issues.

Dithering

By Barb Meyers May 18, 2017Barbara Meyers, editors, Publishing

“The world is not against you. Nor is the world on your side. The world just doesn’t care.” –Thomas Hardy

WHY AUTHORS NEED EDITORS

By gballwvo February 24, 2016editors, Publishing, Romance Novels1 Comment

I learned I shouldn’t be publishing ANYTHING that isn’t professionally edited. Not if I want to be the best that it can be, that is.

And The Universe Conspires

By gballwvo October 8, 2015editors, Romance Novels, Writing

Making money off a lousy book would cause me to lose every ounce of respect I have for myself as an author.

Picky Reader: Bad Books Need Editors

By Barb Meyers August 28, 2015books, editing, editor, editors, fiction, Good Books, Independent Publishing, Romance Novels, writers, Writing, Writing Books

Once an author has annoyed me, I will never read another of her books even if she's giving them away. If, however, I had loved this author's freebie, I would have given it a positive review and possibly I would have purchased more of her books.