Writers spend a lot of time waiting for responses…from publications, from agents, from acquisition editors. Waiting can leave us immobilized. We can find ourselves twiddling our thumbs anxiously in front of the computer instead of tapping our fingers on they keyboard eagerly. Believe me, I know. I’ve spent more than my share of time waiting. I’m a journalist and an…
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Three Ways to Use One Piece of Content
Yesterday I reused one piece of content in three ways. Plus, I posted it in five places. You can do the same, thus optimizing your time and your written work. Here’s what I did: I wrote a blog post. I published it to my blog. You can see it here. I then posted the same blog post to SubmitYourArticle.com as…
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10 Things You Must Do to Write a Winning Nonfiction Book Proposal
I’ve looked at two book proposals recently for aspiring authors with agents eagerly awaiting their submissions. The writers asked me for a proposal consult for what they considered a “cursory review” because they felt their proposals just needed a “finishing touch,” another set of eyes to glance over it before they attached it to an email and hit “send.” They…
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Are You Using What You Learn?
Many writers go to critique groups, writers conferences, writers club meetings, and workshops and seminars on writing and publishing. They read books on how to write well and get published. However, a time comes when a writer must take what he or she has learned, put down the books and pick up a pencil or turn on the computer and…
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Do You Need a Developmental Editor?
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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