Covid-19 + dropping print sales + a flat trade market may suggest “yes.”
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What is Developmental Editing?
Even the most talented, thoughtful writer can miss critical mistakes when it comes to a passion project. Objective editorial feedback – whether from a professional editor, a beta reader, or even a software program – can help catch and correct embarrassing mistakes before they’re disseminated, along with the manuscript, to a wider audience.
Read MoreAsk the Editor: How Do I Copyright My Book?
What is copyright? How do I copyright my book? How do I avoid copyright infringement? When should I register the copyright for my manuscript?
World Book and Copyright Day is April 23. In honor of it, I thought I’d answer some frequently asked questions about intellectual property and your books.
Read MoreHow to Write an Impressive Professional-Facing Author Biography
The author biography is an important part of your toolkit as a writer. Primarily it shares your existing professional and publication credits with the person reading it, which means it’s something of an appeal to your authority as a good, experienced writer.
If you’re new to the process, let me give you a couple general rules to follow as you craft your author biography. Then I’ll give you more specific rules to follow when it comes to author bios in query letters, submission letters, and as bylines for published articles.
Read MoreIt’s Important to Follow Book Publishing News—Here’s Why
Especially if you are an aspiring author looking for a book deal, you should get enthusiastic about email newsletters—at least the ones covering trade publishing news. There are many reasons that we as writers should follow industry news, more than I could brainstorm for one blog. The following three are just the tip of what I hope is a very convincing iceberg.
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