Tag Archive | editing
Editing for Others
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
I often edit pieces of writing for friends and family and lately I’ve edited a couple of letters and a resume. I noticed a few of the same issues coming up. Back when I edited medical textbooks and articles, the same things came up—and that…
Dun Writin’—Now Whut? – 47 Dangling Modifiers (A series by Susan Uttendorfsky – Owner of Adirondack Editing)
Dun Writin’—Now Whut? – 46 Recognizing Publishing Scams (A series by Susan Uttendorfsky – Owner of Adirondack Editing)
3 Web Tools for Free Promotion and Beta-Reading
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
As an indie author, I am always on the lookout for ways to promote my books and make them better. This week I found a few tools on the web that could potentially help me with this process. As always, I thought I’d share: Wattpad – I had…
Amazon, Ebooks, and Advertising
Originally posted on Publishing Insights:
There has been a lot of mixed reactions toward Amazon putting advertisements on Kindle, especially when it was first launched in 2011. Today I wish to bring this issue back into the spotlight and invite you to re-examine it together. In the article Why Advertising Could Become Amazon’s Knockout Punch, Joe Wikert attributes…
Infographically Explained: Should You Self-Publish or Go Traditional?
Originally posted on Publishing Insights:
? The Write Life publishes an infographic to help authors decide whether they should pursue self-publishing or follow the path of traditional publishing. In a discussion of this infographic, Mutterings of a Fantasy Writer refers to July 2014 Author Earnings Report which reports some statistics about “emerging trends in the world of digital publishing” One thing that…
Rachel Small – Faultless Finish Editing
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
I’ve written about my editor, Rachel Small, before and told you all just how wonderful she is in this blog post I first published in July, 2011: I ♥ My Editor! then reblogged several times. Rachel and I have worked together on my writing for quite some time…