Finding an editor (and treating them well) – via @BothersomeWords
I found this blog post via Angela Slattery’s blog (to which you should also subscribe, as it is quite useful). Bothersome Words is a provider of literary services (eg. proofreading, editing), and wrote...
View ArticleProofreading Tips (via @duolit)
The duo over at DuoLit asked Randall Davidson from www.proofreadingservices.us to write a quick tips article for do-it-yourselfers. Proofreading isn’t easy, and if you don’t have access to or can’t...
View ArticleHow To Think Like an Editor
Jeanne Kisacky talks at length about the crucial skill of self-editing for writers. In order to do this well, you need to think like an editor, which can be a terrifying, dangerous state to impose on...
View ArticleRespect Your Readers (Don’t publish a first draft) (via @ayvalentine)
Amanda Valentine talks about self-published work and some problems with final product quality she’s encountered: Here’s the thing, though—the writing wasn’t bad, at least not irredeemably so. The book...
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