Editor’s Draft Returned!
Blogging from the Jersey Shore today and so far I’ve never seen the beach this crowded in my life. Nothing makes me realize that I can’t stand most of human kind like a crowded beach. I read about a...
View ArticleEditing: When Should You Stick to Your Guns?
Phew! I did it. I sent the corrected MS back to the editor for the second look through. She said she’d have it back to me in two weeks and then I’ll make the changes and ship it off to a second copy...
View ArticleYou Still Need a Proofreader (Even if Your Editor is a Superhero)
Yes, it is a superhero talent to weed through and catch every error from comma placement to sentence structure to checking historical facts. And after all that, they still comprehend the work enough...
View ArticleWhat Do You Do When Your Editor is Swamped?
(My editor…unfortunately) Scary, I know, but when you’re trying to get your book out in the busiest time of year, it’s bound to happen. After the initial shock and denial stage, I immediately tried...
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