Tag Archives: editing

Proofread – Then Repeat

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Proofread – Then Repeat by Katrina Shawver An author has only one chance to make a good first impression with readers. I know with certainty that it takes time and multiple trained eyes to catch every error. My standard for … Continue reading →

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Editing

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Editing by Marcus A. Nannini If, as an author, you cannot accept criticism, you are in deep trouble. If you believe every sentence you have strung together into a book is critical to the book, you are in even deeper … Continue reading →

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How to Be Better Than Perfect

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Laura Orsini

How to Be Better Than Perfect by Elizabeth Blake When I was younger and fresh from a high school literature courses, I took other people’s poor grammar seriously. I wanted to speak and write properly and expected other people to … Continue reading →

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What I Learned My First Year as an Author

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Laura Orsini

What I Learned My First Year as an Author by Janine R. Pestel I began writing in February 2016 and have been writing for a little over a year. In the past 14 months, I have self-published one novella, one … Continue reading →

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Prepare Your Manuscript for Feedback and Editing: Keep It Simple!

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Prepare Your Manuscript for Feedback and Editing: Keep It Simple! by Matthew Howard A well-prepared manuscript will improve the feedback and editing stages that come next. A clean, simple format makes it easier for friends, colleagues, workshop participants, editors, and … Continue reading →

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Let Your First Draft Fester!

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Laura Orsini

Let Your First Draft Fester! by Cody Wagner I recently finished the first draft of the sequel to my novel. When I typed “The End,” I immediately did two things. First, I cried. Yep, I bawled like a baby. You … Continue reading →

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Getting the Hang of Rewriting

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Laura Orsini

Getting the Hang of Rewriting by Elijah Shoemaker Rewriting is probably the least fun part of creating a story. It doesn’t matter if that story is a novel, a short story, a poem, or anything else. In my opinion, the … Continue reading →

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WORD PURGE

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Laura Orsini

WORD PURGE by Sue Faris Raatjes© What is it about January and purging? Holiday excess often leads to the desire for simplicity. Many of us clean, sort, and purge in the first month of a new year. It makes us … Continue reading →

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Fact-checking “well known facts”

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Laura Orsini

Fact-checking “well known facts” by Jake Poinier While editing an article, I needed to research the author’s use of the old saying that the Chinese characters for “danger” and “opportunity” combine to form the ideogram “crisis.” (I initially thought the … Continue reading →

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You’ve Written a Book! Now What? : The Ins-and-Outs of Hiring an Editor

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Laura Orsini

You’ve Written a Book! Now What? : The Ins-and-Outs of Hiring an Editor by Shanan Winters There’s a moment in time when an author puts the final punctuation on the last sentence of a manuscript. In that brief second, the … Continue reading →

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