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Proofreading – The Final Frontier
Is it possible to have an error-free manuscript? According to psychology, it’s nearly impossible. But there are steps to take to significantly reduce the number of errors in your work.
Editing – On Your Mark, Get Set, Wait!
What do you do when you’re ready to submit or self-publish? Authors, on their emay think jump in, but wait-a-minute.
Is Your Self-Published Book Professionally Done?
Is your self-published children’s book something you’re proud of? Find out what you need to do to create a professional book.
Writing Books – Don’t Sacrifice Quality
When self-publishing, it’s important to remember that not only is your reputation as an author on the line, but your book will also reflect upon the self-publishing arena.
5 Must-Know Tips to Help Revise Your Story
As author Michael Crichton has said, “writing is all about rewriting, which can be depressing, especially when after the seventh rewrite you find that’s still not working.” In other words, “books aren’t written, they’re re-written.”
Tips on Polishing Your Novel
Contributed by Linda Wilson, Children’s Author You’ve finished your book. All the major edits and rewrites are done. Now it’s time to polish. Polishing includes the obvious edits, including making sure the story elements are present, verbs are active, every chapter moves the story forward, etc. Fiction Short List: – Does the beginning draw you…
What Do Fiction Writing and Film Editing Have in Common?
I read an interesting article on editing. Well, not just editing, but how to do it effectively. Did you know that in “Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola filmed and edited thousands and thousands of feet of film. Mental Floss puts the footage at 1.5 million feet.” (1) So, why did Coppola take so much footage?…
Editing and Revisions – Do a Verb and Word Check
Editing is a must before submitting your manuscript and part of editing means checking for verbs and overuse of words.
One Last Edit – Rethink Before Submitting
Contributed by Linda Wilson Can you look through your completed book without making any changes? I tried it after thinking I had finished up the basic editing and even the polishing. There couldn’t possibly be anything more to “fix,” thought me. Wrong. I found more changes, important changes, many changes. Throwing caution to the wind,…