I’ve made my living for the past couple of decades almost exclusively from swimming in various parts of the pool that is the publishing world. I’ve been a publisher, a developmental editor, a line (or substantive) editor, a copy editor, a proofreader, a...
By Linda Jay Geldens Linda Jay is a very experienced book editor and member of the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). Her last contribution to the blog was 6 Ways Copyeditors Make Your Book Better. Today she gives us her...
One of the first decisions you have to make when you decide to publish your own book is: Who’s going to turn your manuscript into the book you want it to become? Lots of people decide they can do it themselves, and I’m sure some of them are happy they did....
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for May, 2012. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to blogs,...
By Linda Jay Geldens Linda Jay is a very experienced book editor and member of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). We’ve worked together on a number of book projects, and I asked Linda Jay if she would give readers some advice on one of the...
