Hey, writer folks! This email shares a discount offer on editorial critiques, a new YouTube Channel for writers, book news, an update on classes, and a cute ferret photo for fun.

Developmental Editing

I have a gap before my next work for hire assignment starts, and I need to make some money to pay off vet and car repair bills and prepare for the holidays. That means I’m offering a discount on editorial critiques! See critique recommendations here or reply to this email to arrange for a critique or ask to see an example.

My regular price is $2.50 per page for novels and $60 for picture books up to 1200 words. Pay by October 15 and get the “repeat client” rate of $2.00 per page for novels and $50 for picture books. (If you already are a repeat client, remind me and I’ll give you an additional 10% off.) You can schedule the critique for any time later this year if you aren’t quite ready yet.

That price is based on standard manuscript format/​double-spaced, and I provide general editorial comments (plot/​character/​flow/​language notes). It’s usually a 4-to-6-page editorial letter for novels, and one to two pages for picture books, plus specific notes on the manuscript. I’m happy to talk about marketability and next steps in the publishing path, if you like.

In other news:

I started a YouTube Channel, "The Ten-Minute Writer," which offers short videos to help writers improve their craft. First up is "The Promise of the First Chapter" – What promise does your first chapter make? Is it the right promise for your book?

See the video here and then subscribe to get future videos (the plan is for a new video each week): https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisEboch-10MinWriter Please spread the word!

The first few videos will be outtakes from my online workshop Advanced Plotting—Keep Those Pages Turning. Get the whole course on demand, with six videos plus handouts with notes and more resources: Get Advanced Plotting here.

Other online, on-demand courses:

Educational Publishing: Make Money Writing for the Educational Market: Do you want to make money from writing? Are you willing and able to write on assignment if given a topic, word count, grade level, and deadline? Then you may be perfect for educational work for hire! This class now has a mentorship option where you can work with me one-on-one and get feedback on your resume and samples! Get the Ed Pub course here.

You Can Write for Children: Learn about children’s publishing—opportunities and challenges, genres, age ranges, book and magazine markets, and resources to keep you going. Watch this three-session video course at your own pace. Get You Can Write for Children here. 

If you know writers who may be interested in these classes, please forward the info to them. Thanks for your support!

Book News

Book 5 in my Accidental Detective mystery series is out! In this humorous series for adults, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. The books are available in print or as e-books at major retailers or directly from the publisher.

Early reviews are coming in: “The characters in this book remind me of those in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. I love their quirks and I was fooled until the very end.”

“I now have a new favorite amateur detective in Kate accidental or not... I highly recommend this fun, imaginative mystery.”

“Another captivating book by Kris Bock! I highly recommend this book and the whole series.”

The final book in my billionaire cowboy series comes out in a few weeks. “Who wouldn’t want to be a billionaire? Turns out winning the lottery causes as many problems as it solves.” Learn more about the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys sweet romance series.

BookBub reviews: “It was so much fun to read.”

“Kris has a winning series here.”

All the books in The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series and all of my Romantic Suspense in the Southwest are now available at multiple ebook retailers! So if you prefer to buy from Kobo, B&N, Apple, or Smashwords, now you can! (They are also available in print.)

The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series is set at a cat café, so these books make a great gift for cat lovers who read!

And here’s Bear Bear the ferret. Which way is up? He doesn’t care!

That's all for now. Thanks for reading this far, . I hope you're well and having a good year in writing and life.