Why You Should Edit Before You Send to An Editor Editing your book – what’s the point of editing before sending to an editor? Does a book editor charge extra if my work is bad? Whether you’re publishing your book yourself, sending to an agent, or to a publisher follow these important tips. When you’re…
Whether you’re self-publishing your book, sending to an editor, or to a publishing company — ideally you want to send your ultimate best work — even if you’re having someone else edit it for you prior to publishing. I have done a lot of editing. Editors are people too — just like you. They’re not…
Once your editor is finished, you’ll want to hire a proofreader. PROOFREADING: Don’t just pick anyone. Find someone with OCD, if possible. Someone meticulous. A good speller. Someone who knows proper grammar and syntax. Someone who’s conscientious about everything they do, regardless of what it is. You want someone with a good set of eyeballs….
SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT – PART ONE Congratulations! Your manuscript if finally finished. You did it. Yay! After months or even years of endless blood, sweat, toil and tears, you’ve at long last finished your masterwork. It’s time to get it ready – to finalize it for publishing. But if you’re like most, you’re NOT ready….
The First Fifty – Crucial – Pages of Your Book Using urgency for your characters and putting them in peril to keep your readers engaged and turning the page of your book. The first fifty pages of your book are crucial for setting the hook in your readers. Something has to happen. Something exciting, or…
How Many Manuscript Drafts Should You Go Through? How many times should you revise and rewrite your book? What should I do about editing my manuscript? When working on a book of any kind, if you haven’t gone through a minimum of three drafts, you probably don’t have a finished product. The first draft should…
Engage Your Characters in Their Setting How to make your characters engage and interact in their surroundings and create real a world setting in your book. When you’re characters interact through dialogue, make them interact as well with their surroundings. There should be a continual interplay of character and setting. Examine your dialogue sections to…
You’ve Written “The End” – But Is Your Book Ready? How to know if your book novel manuscript is ready to be published or sent to an agent. Okay, so you’ve finally reached the magic words, The End. But is it really? Are you done? Have you really finished your book? Chances are, you haven’t….
How to format your MS – kids books to YA fiction – standards – no matter whether email or print When submitting your book manuscript to send to an agent or a publisher there are guidelines you need to follow in order for it not to end up in the rejection pile without a chance….