As mentioned in yesterday’s post, no matter how you publish your book, you may need an editor. But do you…
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Development Editing: Getting Your Book Moved in and Settled
Once you’ve finished your book manuscript, you might want to hire a professional editor. This is a necessary step if…
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Editing IS Marketing: Boning Up on First Impressions
Since we are on the topic of editing (see yesterday’s post), I thought we should follow that line of thinking…
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Make Every Word Count When Pitching to Agents or Acquisition Editors
A writer wanting to obtain a literary agent most often has to send an agent a pitch or query letter…
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How to Land a Nonfiction Magazine Assignment… And Get Asked to Write a Second Article When You’re Done
During this month, we will explore a variety of nonfiction forms. For the next few days, however, we will take…
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How to Make Your Manuscript Compelling
Writers can never get too much advice from editors about how to improve their writing. And even editors can learn…
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Can’t Get Started? Four Questions Will Cure Your Writer’s Block
I’d like to introduce you to my first guest blogger, my colleague Vicki Weiland, a freelance developmental editor and speaker…
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