by Nicki Yowell | May 1, 2019 | Editing, Tips, Writing
by Jenn Zaczek Someone left their jacket on the bus. After reading that sentence, are you worried that the grammar police are coming to get me? It’s possible that you’re not too worried, and that’s because the use of the singular they is becoming more accepted....
by Nicki Yowell | Apr 2, 2019 | Editing, Writing
by Kristen Hall-Geisler After three weeks of waiting, your line editor finally returns your manuscript to you. The email with your edited work attached has a lovely note saying that the book is in great shape, that you really took the developmental editor’s advice to...
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 4, 2019 | Editing, Tips, Writing
by Laura Garwood Do you know that words starting with a prefix, like mini-, over-, non-, or –, are generally closed compounds? Well, neither does your computer. Thus, if you write superpowerful, precourse, noninfrastructure, or preincident in a book manuscript,...
by Nicki Yowell | Nov 1, 2018 | Editing, Publishing, Tips
by Ali Shaw “I have a completed manuscript. Now what?” It’s a common occurrence for authors to come to us knowing they want help to publish well—whether independently or traditionally—but they feel unsure of the steps that go into publishing at a professional level....
by Ali Shaw | Mar 1, 2015 | Editing, Publishing
by Laura Garwood Meehan, collaborative editor Dear Editor, I am nervous about you working on my book. I have worked very hard on it, and my mom loves it but my writing group has mixed opinions about it. I am new to writing, and I have poured my heart into this...
by Ali Shaw | Sep 6, 2014 | Editing
by Laura Garwood Meehan Recently somebody shared an article listing ten ways to be a “bad” freelancing client. I’ve seen a lot of these at this point, everything from comics about customers making it hard to design websites to articles providing tips on dealing with...
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