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6 Questions When Choosing Your Military Editor
If you’re writing a military-themed book—whether it’s a memoir, thriller, historical novel, or nonfiction account—hiring the right editor can make or break your project. Military…
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Selecing Literary Agents and Publishers for your Military Non-Fiction book
Writing military non-fiction is a unique mission—one that requires precision, integrity, and a strong understanding of your audience. Whether you’re sharing firsthand combat experiences, historical…
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Why Reading Deeply in Your Genre is the Secret Weapon of Great Writers
One thing I’ve learned through my years of editing and writing books as a Military Editor is that Reading Deeply is a key factor to…
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What Is a Military Editor? (And Why You Might Need One)
When people hear the term editor, they often think of someone with a red pen, correcting grammar or suggesting word swaps. But what about a…
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Bringing Your Story to Life: The Power of Dialogue in Memoirs
As a Military Editor, I get a lot of questions about how to make memoirs more engaging. Memoirs are more than just timelines and facts—they’re…
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Types of Military Memoirs
As a Military Editor, I’ve ghostwritten and edited numerous memoirs with Veterans. Memoirs are a powerful way to share personal stories, offering insight, inspiration, and…
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What Do Amazon Ratings Mean?
For most of my life, I have gone through life reading books on my Kindle (for as long as Kindle has been around at least)…
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Establishing your Character’s Scene Goal
Establishing a goal for your character in each scene of a book is important for driving the narrative and engaging the reader. In all good…
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Military Matters
Are your military characters using the right equipment? Do they speak like soldiers? Does your character’s background support the story goals? These are just a…
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Keeping Romance Interesting
Part 2 about adding Romance Conventions to your action, thriller, crime, or military story that keep it interesting.
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Creating Obstacles in Romance
This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. you integrate this into your plot? Well,…
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The Postman
1985 Post-Apocalyptic, award winning novel – The Postman by David Brin. Does the Story Work? The Story Grid knows!
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Randy Surles Interviewed by Victor Marx Part 2
Military Thriller and Certified Story Grid Editor Randy Surles interviewed by Victor Marx from All Things Possible.
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Randy Surles Interviewed by Victor Marx Part 1
Listen to military thriller editor being interviewed by Victor Marx from All Things Possible.
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Scrivener vs. Living Writer
by Laura Graves Have you heard of Living Writer? A quick Google search for Scrivener will bring up Living Writer’s website. While Scrivener has long…
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The Latte Factor
A parable about real people, with real jobs and real incomes, making choices that will help them obtain the life they dream about.
Keep readingLegion of the Damned
Analyzing Legion of the Damned by William C. Dietz. Does the story work?
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