Sentences with phrase «draft manuscript with»

Not exact matches

Nearly 1/3 of Advantage ForbesBooks Authors arrive at our front door with the first draft of a manuscript already created.

(I mentioned earlier up, but the manuscript is no longer with me so I cobbled this together from the original draft, hence the spottiness!)

The authors» responsibilities were as follows — PM: conceived the Blue Mountiains Eye Study and obtained the funding; AEB and ME: conceived the present project; PM, ER, ME, and AWB: collected the data; AEB: conducted the analysis and drafted the manuscript; ER: provided support with the statistical analysis; and AEB, VF, JBM, and PM: supervised the study.

I've worked with clients that have finished a draft, only to get overwhelmed trying to turn their rough manuscript into a polished, publishable novel.

The manuscript I had thought was a near - final draft was nowhere near ready — as I realised when a brilliant writer friend with a planet - sized brain kindly proofread it for me.

We tried to write the first draft of More Than Two by working on it an hour a day or so, when we were both finished with our other work and had a bit of time after dinner, and the math showed us that at that rate, we might have a rough manuscript done in about six and a half years, give or take.

I expect to end the year with one publish - ready manuscript; another stuck in revision, and one incomplete first draft.

Sucking isn't unknown with indie books, where authors may have failed to get professional editing or proofing, and manuscripts can read more like incoherent first drafts than finished product.

If you're a novelist, that might mean working through a few drafts to iron out the story and characters; for non-fiction, that might mean sharing the manuscript with a focus group and re-writing it based on feedback.

If you start working with an author on the first draft, generally how long does it take for you and the author to reach the final manuscript stage?

If an editor is given a first draft and asked turn it into a structurally sound, grammatically clean, marketable manuscript, there are many more stages for her to go through to get to the end product than if she starts with a third or fourth draft.

With feedback from my agent, I worked up another, longer draft of the manuscript, and this was the one we submitted to publishers worldwide, selling first in Australia, then around the world.

Laine works with authors to develop a seed concept into a detailed outline, writes the draft manuscript, then revises and edits to create a final version.

Sweet makes use of collage that includes actual childhood photographs of White, as well as other archival materials, like rough drafts of manuscripts, as she unfolds the life and works of the man that children fell in love with through novels like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.

In addition to the comprehensive report on your first draft, Jenna will also provide in - depth feedback at a textual level: this means that she will make detailed comments on the manuscript itself (which is not included with the Manuscript Assessmentmanuscript itself (which is not included with the Manuscript AssessmentManuscript Assessment package).

Beta readers are volunteers who will read a finished draft of your manuscript and provide you feedback so you can make improvements before you move forward with editing.

Or you can send out your manuscript between drafts to a number of people you connect with as beta readers, who are willing to read your book and offer feedback at whatever level you might find useful — from catching typos, to telling you the character with the Southern accent just ain't cuttin» it.

Agents work tirelessly with their authors to develop draft after draft of their manuscripts to make them the most polished they can be before they create book proposals and send them to publishers.

With The Author Training Manual, I wrote the draft manuscript in eight weeks as the text for my Author Training 101 course.

Long - term, one - on - one work with an experienced writer and editor to plan book concept and focus, with the right measure of market strategy; writing and editing of several drafts with a final manuscript prepared for publication.

In developmental editing, I work with writers at any stage of the writing process, from early drafts to final manuscripts.

I published just the first draft on the blog, but the book got written in that amount of time and I ended up with a manuscript I could edit and revise.

«The Infrastructure of the Gods: 11 Signposts for Going all the Way» by Brian Hodge «The Writer's Purgatory: Between Finishing the First Draft and Submitting the Manuscript» by Monique Snyman «Why Rejection is Still Important» by Kevin Lucia «Real Writers Steal Time» by Mercedes M. Yardley «What Right Do I Have to Write» by Jasper Bark «Go Pace Yourself» by Jack Ketchum «A Little Infusion of Magic» by Dave - Brendon de Burgh «Never Look Away: Confronting Your Fears in Fiction» by Todd Keisling «Once More With Feeling» by Tim Waggoner Writers On Writing is an ongoing series of 15,000 to 20,000 word eBooks, with original «On Writing» essays by writing professionWith Feeling» by Tim Waggoner Writers On Writing is an ongoing series of 15,000 to 20,000 word eBooks, with original «On Writing» essays by writing professionwith original «On Writing» essays by writing professionals.

I am very happy with my latest draft and submitted it to «Reader's Favorite» where I received a five star review of the manuscript.»

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14) GD Leon: All authors should work with beta - readers «The difference between beta and alpha readers is that, while alpha readers read a novel in its first draft, beta readers are meant to read your revised manuscript; they represent the experience of your potential readers.

A small show called «The ABCDs of Sol LeWitt» at the Williams College Museum of Art, near Mass MoCA, zeroes in on that watershed 1960s moment with an archival display of his manuscripts and drawings, including a draft of the Artforum article with the words that put LeWitt's career on the map:

We thank K. Christison, W. Florence, C. Reed, and S. Symms for providing us with unpublished information and K. Sink, T. Samaai, and M. Gibbons for their constructive comments on, and suggestions for improvement of, earlier drafts of the manuscript.

I don't know how Prof. Muller can have the nerve to go on another publicity spree when the draft manuscripts associated with his previous publicity drive last year still have not been approved.

Through my work at the agency and an internship with American Book Company, I've developed a keen sense for identifying potentially successful books, and working with authors to refine their manuscripts from rough drafts to final.

Systematically compare edited draft with the author's original manuscript to maintain accuracy with the author's original work.

Typical duties seen on a Book Editor example resume are reviewing drafts, collaborating with authors, improving manuscripts, proofreading, and making improvement suggestions.

• Develop and implement departmental administrative procedures • Manage calendars and schedules • Organize meetings and seminars and handle material acquisition duties • Ensure that university executives are appropriately prepared for meetings and conferences • Provide needed administrative support to student services • Plan the various logistics of university events such as budgets, speakers, promotions and communications) • Provide administrative support to HR by assisting with interviews and providing needed information • Provide administrative support to accounting department by preparing forecasts and reconciling budgets • Write and coordinate grant applications • Draft correspondence and prepare presentations • Take and record minutes of meetings • Prepare notices, memos and university agendas • Research information and record research summaries for university staff • Assist in designing and implementing university policies and procedures • Coordinate university affairs and events • Serve as a liaison to faculty, staff and alumni • Open, review and distribute incoming mail • Plan and arrange conferences and communicate arrangements to appropriate individuals • Supervise, monitor and coordinate activities of administrative staff • Take dictation from staff and faculty to prepare manuscripts and correspondence • Proofread and correct documents • Entertain visitors in the absence of supervisors • Maintain inventory of office supplies and equipment • Order supplies and manage paperwork necessary for purchasing • Design office filing systems and handle office records • Compile information provided by staff and faculty and organize it in the form of reports • Resolve routine conflicts • Follow up and track work flow and provide needed support to various projects • Train subordinates and assign appropriate work duties • Answer, screen and route incoming calls

Dr Sege conceptualized and designed this article consultation with Dr Linkenbach, wrote the first draft, submitted it for review and revision by Dr Linkenbach, and prepared the final draft for submission; Dr Linkenbach participated in the conceptualization and design of this commentary and reviewed and revised the manuscript; and both authors approved the final manuscript as submitted.

G Di Gessa conducted analyses, drafted article, contributed to the study design and co-led the interpretation of data with K Glaser; K Glaser led the conception and design of the study, supervised analyses, co-led the interpretation of data with G Di Gessa and contributed to manuscript revisions; E Ribe and D Price led policy conceptualization.

T.S. conceived of and designed the study, and coordinated and drafted the manuscript; S.B.O. participated in the study's design, performed the statistical analyses, and participated in drafting the manuscript; H.S. conceived of the study, designed the original longitudinal research program, and helped with the writing of the manuscript.

The authors gratefully acknowledge Pamela May, Jill Rabinowitz, and Jill DelTosta for their assistance with data management and anonymous reviewers for their comments on an earlier draft of this manuscript.

We would like to thank Wendy Carlson, Rebecca Schwartz - Mette, and Erica Waller for their assistance with data collection and Stephanie Jarvi, Mallory Dimler, Erin Hill, and Kristen Batejan for helpful comments on later drafts of this manuscript.

A.V. conceptualized the study, worked on data analysis and interpretation, and drafted the manuscript; C.H. conducted data analysis and interpretation and worked on drafting the manuscript; A.T. assisted with the literature review; K.P. oversaw the data collection in Georgia and contributed to drafting the manuscript; H.P. assisted with the data collection in Georgia and contributed to drafting the manuscript; P.M. oversaw and lead the original SMASH project; he also participated in drafting the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

DE collected data for the study, assisted with conceptualization of the study and helped in drafting the manuscript.

SMV and AM assisted with statistical analyses and drafting the manuscript.

A.D. conceived of the study and its design, participated in data collection, assisted with the interpretation of the data and contributed portions of the writing for the initial draft of the manuscript and its revision.

BW collaborated with the second author to design the study, performed the statistical analyses for the study, and drafted and revised the manuscript; CB collaborated with the first author to design the study, provided the data for this study, helped with statistical analyses, and assisted in the drafting and revisions of the manuscript.

We are grateful to the authors of the reviewed studies who provided us with additional information about those studies and to the anonymous reviewers who provided valuable feedback on an earlier draft of this manuscript.

KRH conceived of the study, its design and coordination as part of her doctoral dissertation; JF drafted the manuscript and aided in interpretation of the data; DWN conceived of the study, participated in its design and coordination, and critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; AAP performed the statistical analysis, aided in interpretation of the data and helped to draft the manuscript; RLG: aided with statistical analysis and interpretation, and offered critical revisions to the manuscript.

L.K.B.: designed and executed the study, assisted with data analyses and reviewed manuscript drafts.