Weekly writing lessons, editing guidance and publishing advice for authors who want to strengthen their work.
Professor Hoot™ is the educational voice of EMIS™. New lessons will be featured here, while earlier lessons move into the archive.
A manuscript can contain a valuable idea and still fail to persuade because structure, pacing, presentation or submission readiness obscures its potential. This lesson explains the difference between promise and professional execution.
Practical lessons on clarity, sentence rhythm, dialogue, pacing, structure and preserving the author’s voice.
Guidance on query letters, synopses, agents, publishers and professional manuscript preparation.
The archive will grow weekly without overcrowding the main website.