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Book Editing Process

Melanie Saxton

After a review, I’ll know if your book requires substantive editing, developmental editing, or proofreading. I may suggest that we tighten up your prose, rewrite your copy when needed, and edit for length and completeness. Check out my Book Publishing page if you need help with self-publishing. Look No Further!

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How Printing Innovations (and More) Created an Enduring Class Divide in Books

Jane Friedman

Today’s post is excerpted from The Untold Story of Books: A Writer’s History of Book Publishing by Michael Castleman. From the first copyrights to the present day, piracy has been a thread woven through the tapestry of publishing. In current parlance, they were self-published. Why pay to publish?

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Website Content Paraphrasing Made Simple

Grammarly

A more definite reference appears in food testing records of the United States Department of Agriculture published in 1887. 5 Review your content for accuracy and proofread your prose. Then, use Grammarly to proofread your content for clarity, conciseness, and grammatical correctness. 6 Add the citations.

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How an Academic Editor Can Help a Scholar Write a Better Article

Jane Friedman

Scholars generally have two very different venues in which to publish their work, and hence two different audiences as well. The editor’s work here doesn’t differ a lot from what it would be when editing any prose piece. Photo by Andrew George on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer, podcaster and editor Wayne Jones. Make it clear.

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Different Traditional Publishing Experiences With Georgina Cross

The Creative Penn

Traditional publishing is not a monolithic thing. There are different kinds of publishers, and authors want different things out of a publishing deal and relationship. Georgina Cross talks about her experience with two different traditional publishers and the pros and cons of each. Welcome to the show, Georgina.

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7 Nuances of Writing for Retailers Compared to Creative Writing

Freelance Writing Jobs

Instead of setting the scene with lengthy prose, dive right into the meat of the copy by addressing your reader’s pain points. After all, publishing a book could take anywhere from weeks to years. They make money by selling finished pieces or collecting royalties—only their editors, proofreaders, and agents get hourly wages.

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17 Content Writing Tips You Need To Use

BKA Content

Within the quarterly calendar, set monthly and weekly goals for developing and publishing content. The Hemingway App is a free online tool to identify and eliminate common writing issues that can bog down your prose. Ideally, web content writing efforts should drive sales, cost and/or customer retention.

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