| Writing Your Book/Editing Your Work |
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Do you want to have the right professional attitude to ensure your writing career? Then you must be ready to "Murder your darlings", a phrase coined by F Scott Fitzgerald (or Quiller Couch or Nabakov or even Stephen King, depending on who you believe).
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Your manuscript is finally finished, but is it ready to send to a publisher? A poorly edited book is harder to read, harder to believe, and less likel...
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Follow this checklist to be sure your manuscript is ready for submission to a publisher. Increase your chances of being published with a professional...
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It's finally finished and you're eager to publish your writing. But is it ready? Use these five simple suggestions to catch errors before your work ...
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Proofreading and editing one's own writing is very difficult. A quick reread seldom exposes the errors inherent in the work, but following the steps...
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Genre writing has its own set of expectations. Although most
writers like to fit somewhere in the spectrum of "literary," certain
expectations exist...
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 You've gotta love a man with a thick Massachusetts accent who obviously loves all
aspects of writing, helping other writers and... well, life. Steven... |
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Here is a short, but very helpful description of what a book editor does to a manuscript. This article is written by an editor who knows her business.... |
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What you need to know before you decide to work with an editor.
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