There are some errors that drive me crazy, not because they’re so terrible — anything can be corrected — but because they appear so frequently, and they’re really so simple that it’s hard to imagine how people make them. “Lightening” for “lightning.” People who should know better make this mistake all the time. Even some […]
Thank you, readers and Internet friends, for all the support through the publishing and launch of my third book, Army of Worn Soles. Publishing any book is an intense and drawn-out process—a lot of work over a long period. As I said in my post of June 16, I did not accomplish this on my […]
Creative Commons I am not a self-publisher, because I did not publish my books by myself. I was part of a team of talented, dedicated, professional, skilled and very giving people, to whom I am indebted and grateful. You know by now that my new book, Army of Worn Soles, will publish in e-book form […]
Don’t you just hate it when you see a typo in work you’ve just published, posted on a website or sent to a client? Creative Commons image: Wikihow Every writer needs to learn how to proofread. As a professional editor for over 30 years, I have a few favourite techniques for effective proofreading. Here are […]
Photo: Satiray in Flickr. Creative Commons License While I post book reviews regularly on this blog, I decided years ago not to publish a negative review of a book by an independent author. I also promised never to publish a positive review unless I really meant it. My reviews are candid, and while I hope […]
“Edit” often is synonymous with “take out.” A lot of the work I do involves highlighting unnecessary text and pressing the Delete key. It’s a tough job. In order to make it easier (and you all want my work to be as easy as possible for me, don’t you?), I thought I would warn you […]
One Shade of Red It’s nearly done! My spoof of Fifty Shades of Grey is nearly out. What began as a lark for National Novel Writing Month in November is nearing the final stages of publishing. I’ve written, re-written and edited it myself, shown portions to established authors in the field, and had it edited […]