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...
by Ali Shaw | Jun 1, 2014 | Editing, Writing
by Ali McCart When I first discovered Microsoft Word’s Track Changes feature, I was in my first week of grad school. The professor of my book editing class had handed out directions on how to turn on Track Changes, and I was eager to get home to my desktop computer to...
by Nicki Yowell | Apr 1, 2014 | Editing, Publishing, Tips
by Kristen Hall-Geisler Last year I wrote and independently published a book, my first to see the light of day and sit on bookshelves real and virtual. It is called Take the Wheel: A Woman’s Guide to Buying a Car Her Own Damn Self, a title I workshopped. My marketing...
by Nicki Yowell | Jan 1, 2014 | Editing, Fiction, Tips
by Courtney Pierce “Print out your work and read it aloud.” I am sheepish in a ball in the corner. “Again . . . one more time with feeling. Print out your work and read it aloud.” This time I have more confidence but am still not sure I’m doing all that I need to do....
by Nicki Yowell | Sep 1, 2013 | Editing, Tips, Writing
Dear Indigo, What’s a systematic way to approach a finished manuscript for revision so that you’re not overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work to be done . . . and you get the sheer amount of work to be done actually done? Sincerely, Overwhelmed in Sacramento —-...
by Nicki Yowell | Jun 1, 2013 | Design, Editing, Tips
Dear Indigo, I get so confused about what format I’m supposed to put my manuscript in. I like to write in Calibri, single-spaced. But my friend said I shouldn’t. Why does it even matter? Signed, Too Many Rules —- As writers, we know we should consider our...
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