By Beth Barany Editing your novel can be overwhelming, confusing, and a downright hair-pulling experience. I know it was for me at first. Especially the overwhelming part. So much to keep track of. Where to begin? And the one that haunted me at night… Is this book any...
By Val Breit (@ValBreitEditor) Who doesn’t want to save a bit of money when they self-publish a book? Today’s guest post by Val Breit offers many cost-saving tips and resources for authors editing their books before sending them to a professional editor....
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...
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...
by David Carr David Carr is a book editor from the San Francisco Bay Area here in California. His last article for TheBookDesigner was A Book Editor Speaks: The Challenge of the First Chapters. Today he turns to the letters freelance editors send in response to...
