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Have You Considered Mentoring?

May 5, 2025 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

Mentor

My first experience supporting someone early in their career was as an adjunct professor supervising social work students in their master’s program. I realized I really enjoyed the teaching opportunities, particularly in unexpected clinical situations that arose on my job as an addictions counselor. As a full-time book editor, I recently entered a mentoring program […]

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Author’s Bold Choice to “Novelize” Local History: The Oregon Beach Bill

April 3, 2023 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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I’m not usually a nonfiction reader, so didn’t know what to expect with Rachel King’s novel People Along the Sand. Surprisingly, King chose to write this history of the Oregon Beach Bill as a novel and I was captivated! I asked her to talk about this interesting choice.

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Award-Winning Author Talks Pacing

May 26, 2022 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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My client, Alan Lastufka, just released his horror/thriller novel to amazing reviews and has already won three major industry awards! I asked him to talk about how he approached the pacing of this impressive novel.

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Nancy LaFever’s Pro Editing Tips Featured on Entertaining Insights

September 27, 2021 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

Nancy LaFever's Pro Editing Tips Featured on Entertaining Insights

My good pal/colleague Nancy Berk’s bio doesn’t give her talent and versatility enough credit, in my humble opinion. Writer, standup comic, and intuitive interviewer for her unique podcast, Entertaining Insights, she asked me for some editing tips for the second segment of her latest celeb interview with comedian and new author, Dan Naturman. 

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Romance Author’s Challenges When Plotting a Series

February 19, 2021 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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Marie Sinclair has just released her first novel, “A Kind of Forever,” a gay romance with well-drawn characters and an engaging storyline. But she faces the author’s challenge of creating a stand-alone novel that will eventually be part of a series.

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Author Lisa Hardwick’s Passage through Postpartum Depression

October 30, 2020 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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Lisa Hardwick has written a startlingly honest memoir about her experience with postpartum depression. I asked her to talk about her choice to share this with readers.

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Author Takes a Real Life Approach to Rescuing Companies

September 1, 2020 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

Rod Moore - The Long Game - Moving from Failure to Profit

In “The Long Game,” author Rod Moore’s goal was to differentiate his book from others who “rescue” companies and write about it. I asked him what were the most important aspects of his methods to convey to readers?

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YA Protagonist Teaches Us to See Through New Eyes

August 12, 2020 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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William Klein’s new YA novel takes a brave, young protagonist through the scary realities of refugees seeking asylum in the U.S. Knowledgeable on this timely topic, Klein vividly takes readers on his MC’s ride.

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