Publishing, Both Trade and Indie: An Interview with Award-Winning Author Amanda Radley

I am often asked how writers make the transition from indie publishing to trade publishing, and who better to answer these questions than someone who’s made the leap herself? I asked award-winning, bestselling author Amanda Radley to answer a few questions about her career journey, and she was gracious enough to do so. You may find our conversation and her insightful answers below.

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The Top 5 Editorial Mistakes I’ve Seen… and How to Fix Them, Part 5.

This final Editorial Mistake concerns errors that happen on a line-by-line and sentence-by-sentence basis.

This is line editing, which typically has a localized impact, if any, on the reader's experience. However, when copyediting errors are abundant in a manuscript, it can keep the reader from investing interest in the story at hand.

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Writing About Race: A List of Helpful Articles

A client recently asked if I could recommend any articles on writing about race, especially about tokenism versus representation.

Aside from an article on not using food metaphors to describe skin color and another on why “gypsy” is not a word we should be using in the twenty-first century, I didn’t have any bookmarked or to share off the top of my head. Determined to do better, I researched and came up with the following list of articles from writers whose experience leads them to be much more expert on these issues than I am.

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Hiring an Accountant Can Benefit You as a Writer

When you start making income as a writer, there’s good news and there’s bad news.

The good news is: you’re getting paid to write! Congrats! This is a dream come true for so many people. Take a moment to relish that thought before moving to the next paragraph.

The bad news is: if you’re making income as a writer, then your tax return may not be as simple as filing a 1040-EZ anymore.

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