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EDITING 101: 01 – Introduction and ‘Redundancies’…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Introduction Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Owned by Susan Uttendorfsky For those who have not yet met me, I’m a freelance copy editor living…
EDITING 101: 05 – General Plurals…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing General Plurals When we’re writing anything, most plurals are obvious. One man, two men; one table, two tables; one…
EDITING 101: 06 – He Said / She Said: Dialogue Tags…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing He Said / She Said: Dialogue Tags “Can you pass the salt?” Richard asked. “Like hell,” Katherine muttered. “Did…
What’s Going On With Amazon Reviews?
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Image: dailyfinance.com Yesterday, I received a deluge of emails from worried friends. The reason? This update on Amazon reviews, posted on Amazon’s blog by Chee Chew, VP of Customer Experience. It announced how so-called ‘incentivized reviews‘ – i.e. reviews in exchange for free stuff – are now prohibited: “Our…
A Little Lesson in Dialogue…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from a great article by Author Jennie Nash on The Book Designer site: My mission as a book coach is to help writers write the best books they can, which means paying attention to: the macro elements (the story or argument the book makes)…
Author Beware … Publishing Predators Are Breeding…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Article extract from Judith Briles on The Book Shepherd site: Oh, what a tangled web they weave … publishing predators are breeding with the surge of authors now by-passing traditional publishing. Over half of books published today are by the self and indie publishers. Traditional…
11 Ways to Overcome Marketing Dread…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from a great article by Children and YA Author Beth Bacon, on Digital Book World site: I was with a group of authors the other day when the conversation took a turn toward marketing. The group was unanimous in the declaration that they loved…
Great Tips For Branding Your Book Series…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from an article on Book Marketing Tools Blog: You’ve got a great business – you know your subject matter really well, and you’ve got customers that love you, because of that. Customers who keep on asking ‘Have you got a book? How can I…
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