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Dictating a Book? Tips for Editing the First Draft

Dictating a Book? Tips for Editing the First Draft

by Corina Koch Macleod and Carla Douglas | Jan 13, 2016 | Editorial

Dictation has become a popular method for laying down a first draft. Barbara Cartland and Voltaire did it, James Patterson and Dan Brown are doing it, and popular self-publishing author Joanna Penn is determined to try it. In fact, Cindy Grigg (The Productive Author’s...
Getting Ready for an Edit: How to Help Your Editor and Save Money

Getting Ready for an Edit: How to Help Your Editor and Save Money

by Corina Koch Macleod and Carla Douglas | Nov 4, 2015 | Editorial

You’ve written a book, and it’s time to send it to your editor. Or is it? That depends on how much work you want your editor to do. It may also depend on how deep your pockets are! What if we told you that there are some things you can do yourself, and...
Four Options for a Fiction Manuscript Evaluation

Four Options for a Fiction Manuscript Evaluation

by Corina Koch Macleod and Carla Douglas | Sep 30, 2015 | Editorial

If you’re writing a novel, you may be looking ahead to getting feedback on your finished draft. We’ve written before about how to get feedback from beta readers. Another option is to hire a professional editor to give you a manuscript evaluation. What does a...

7 Tips for Proofreading Your Book

by Corina Koch Macleod and Carla Douglas | Aug 26, 2015 | Editorial

By Corina Koch MacLeod and Carla Douglas Do you proofread your book after it’s been laid out for print or formatted for e-reading? You should. Proofreading is the last stage of the editorial process and its goal is to catch any errors that the writer, editor,...

Copyediting: It’s Not Rocket Surgery

by Corina Koch Macleod and Carla Douglas | Jul 22, 2015 | Editorial

By Corina Koch MacLeod and Carla Douglas In this space a couple of months ago we distinguished copyediting from proofreading. Knowing the difference can help authors identify the kind of editing they need and understand just what an editor might be doing to their...
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