Tag: editing advice
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Why You Should Write Your Flap Copy Before Your Book—And How to Do It
It may not seem intuitive, but your flap copy is indispensable from day one of book creation. Here are five reasons why, and three steps to help you get started.
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Keep Calm and Set Goals: or, Writing with Spring Fever
While I may have been fully capable of crossing twenty things off my daily to-do list in late March, that kind of energy is just not sustainable. Use your spring fever energy to set realistic goals for yourself, and then enjoy meeting them for the rest of the spring!
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Copyediting vs Proofreading: Not the Same Thing
In school, chances are that you learned that an important part of the writing process is “proofreading.” Which meant checking over your final draft for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors before you turned it in. Now that we’re all grown up… What the heck is the deal with this “copyediting” step? And is it different…
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How many stages of editing does your book really need?
You’ve heard of about a zillion different types of editing, but you’ve got a limited budget, and you’re SO ready to get this book out into the world… How much editing do you really need to prepare your book for publication?