Writers helping writers
Within my writer’s group, we discuss methods of editing for self-published authors. This is a challenge for those wishing to keep costs low, but there are a few things I can offer to help in the process: Understand the different types of editing. Not all editors are the same. Learn how to edit. You must Read More …
My process- Ideas pop into my head, to which I must race to find pen/paper, my computer, my smart phone to quickly jot it down before it fades into oblivion. Can’t find a pen. Wow, my office needs cleaned. It’ll take only a bit of time to sort it out, and I need a break Read More …
My writer’s group publishes an anthology of our writing each year. Members submit, then I take their stories and assemble the book, design the cover, and upload to Createspace and Amazon Kindle Publishing. The steps to publish an anthology is as follows; Edit and revise your stories so that it is the best it Read More …
While editing a manuscript, I found a need to make the process faster with the use of hotkey (keyboard shortcuts), wildcards, and some keyboard tricks to get things done. These work only in MS Word. Doing this Does this — Pressing the dash key 3x will create a horizontal line in your document == = Read More …
I wanted to share this resource today because you can never have too many writer resources at your fingertips. BetterEditor.org offers style guides, dictionaries, and references such as geography, languages, and quotations. You can also find some basic books to order, but I also found some online (free) versions as well; Chicago Manual of Style Read More …