I work as a developmental editor. I also do line editing, sometimes also called copy editing. The latter involves cleaning up your grammar and punctuation and strengthening your sentences. However, today I want to talk about the former: developmental editing. You see, one of my manuscripts currently is being edited by a developmental editor. Yes, even the editor gets her…
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Are You a One Book Author?
Some of the best-selling authors on Smashwords.com are multiple-book authors. As Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, says, they write a good book, and then they write another good book. They also give away a good book for free. Recently I connected with a women on LinkedIn. I didn’t realize she and I had graduated from the same school, Syracuse University’s…
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Are You Keeping Up the Writing Pace?
Three months have almost passed since WNFIN ended. Are you keeping up the pace? Sometimes it can be hard. I suggest you either develop a set time when you write or you blog a book. Find an accountability partner–a critique group or actual readers–so you keep writing. If you need inspiration, find a blog to read, like Write Nonfiction NOW!,…
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Is Your Blog or Website Ready for Media Contact?
I’ve been meaning to do a major overhaul on my on-line, or virtual, media kit, but after the San Francisco Writers Conference this item has moved up in priority on my to-do list. Here’s why: The media is looking for sources for stories on the Internet. They are Googling for experts. That’s right. So, if your blog or website comes…
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Do Traditional Publishers Hinder Your Ability to Reach Readers?
While at the San Francisco Writers Conference I had the pleasure to hear Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, speak about writing and distributing e-books. I’ve been piddling around about getting my short books, which are available as pdf-type ebooks on my websites, loaded up to Smashwords so they will get broader distribution, so I was excited to hear any tidbits…
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Write the Book You Must Write
While at the San Francisco Writers Conference this past weekend, I had the pleasure of hearing David Morrell, author of First Blood (Rambo) speak. He gave the lunchtime keynote. I figured this would be another boring fiction talk, especially since it was by an author writing the type of fiction I don’t read. Plus, I “do” nonfiction, not fiction. However,…
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The Future of Publishing (Part 3)
Ranson Stephens, Ph.D., a writer, physicist, and public speaker, joins us one last time for part three of his series on the future of the publishing industry. He’s a novelist and mentions other novelists as well as nonfiction writers. The information in his posts is relevant to all writers. Today he looks at the inimitable strengths of the legacy publishing…
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