Sentences with phrase «getting manuscripts»

For the first time I was slowing down in getting manuscripts done.

And Haynes says that more - established researchers, who may have the hubris to exclude reviewers, may also have a better chance of getting manuscripts accepted.

We've been working tirelessly on this project for over 6 months now to make sure that all we need to do is get the manuscript to the printer and we can start printing.

During a Hay festival appearance, one member of the audience asked Victor: «How do I get my manuscript to you if I don't go to that kind of party?»

But for me the dullest and most timid aspect of this year's Oscar list is its almost ignoring Tom Ford's brilliant, ruthlessly provocative thriller Nocturnal Animals, a double - narrative about an unhappy art dealer (Amy Adams) who gets the manuscript of an unpublished novel through the post from her estranged first husband (Jake Gyllenhaal), and the action of this explicit crime thriller is dramatised as she imagines it, with this very ex-husband pictured in the lead.

Hungry for a chance to get her manuscript onto the desk of an experienced editor, Alley jumps at the opportunity to help Reade finish his latest novel.

Last week I outlined the steps required to get your manuscript commercially published.

Drawing on university training and journalism experience as a copy editor, as well as more than twenty - five years as a professional writer, editor, photographer, designer and videographer, I can give you the assistance you need to self - publish your book or get your manuscript ready to submit to agents and publishers.

If publishing a book is on your resolution list, here are six tips to help you get that manuscript out of your drawer and into the hands of readers.

You probably know blogs and social media are a great way to get your manuscript in front of readers, but did you know an e-book can be used for the same purpose?

Get your manuscript proofread.

If you are getting manuscript requests but then not getting an agent, take a look at the opening 50 pages of your manuscript and really rework them.

If you have to pay to get your manuscript read or printed, you're talking with either a service provider or vanity press.

And because she doesn't do this regularly, and wasn't getting paid for it, and read the pages and got the manuscript, she really understood the crux of the conflict in my book and to help me get it right in the query letter.

Step Two: Novelist gets the manuscript into shape with some first readers and maybe a good copyedit, then launches it on electronic sites and gets it through a POD publisher such as CreateSpace, which will give you cheap author's copies in their $ 39 pro program.

It is a very interactive process to get a manuscript «ready for market.»

But in the end, it's best for you, for us, and for your readers to get your manuscript properly edited, so please do it before sending the manuscript to us.

This work includes getting the manuscript critiqued, hiring an editor who will work to improve the manuscript, getting a cover artist who will design the cover.

When she gets the manuscripts the big changes have all been made so she's looking mostly for grammar, spelling, and formatting within sentences.»

Get a manuscript evaluation, which provides editorial feedback on plot and character development, editing amount needed, and marketability.

I don't know if that will happen if you publish, but I know if you don't get that manuscript out of your drawer and get it in the market, it will never happen.

Once you have a date when you want to hold a copy of your book in your hand, you then need to build a realistic timeline to get your manuscript to published book.

Granville Island publisher Jo Blackmore relies on five or six freelance editors to get a manuscript into shape.

I slaughtered my words to get my manuscript so sharp, your man could shave his throat with it.

I do, however, want to cover the basics of getting your manuscript ready for publication.

In addition to a sterling lineup of speakers, attendees can sign up to pitch an agent, get a manuscript evaluation from an editor, perform at an open mic session, even have lunch with the presenter of their choice.

-- has helped you get this manuscript into top shape.

Get your manuscript right - make sure it has been professionally edited and proof - read before publishing

First, there are the demands the Muse makes on you, the author, while the novel is under construction, and second, the business of getting your manuscript suitably published.

Why get a manuscript evaluation?

Self - publishing may seem like the easiest route to getting your manuscript into print, as well as potentially the most lucrative.

Getting your manuscript into the right hands can take a long time.

How do you manage all that, and what is your process for getting your manuscript from completion to publication?

Note: In my experience, it takes me less time to indie publish a short story than it does to look up a market, get the manuscript ready, do a cover letter, do stamps and SASE, and go to the post office to mail it.

But you're having a tough time getting the manuscript into an editor's hands.

You're welcome to self - edit to get your manuscript to what you feel is its best, but at some point you need to step away and let a fresh pair of eyes take a look at what you've created.

From getting your manuscript down on paper, to formatting for publication, to distribution and marketing, these resources will help you every step of the way.

When you're a pro at getting your manuscript into Kindle and ePub format, you can cut this stage down to a few days and add more time to the editing or writing stage.

I absolutely, positively endorse getting your manuscript beta read at minimum before you send it out into the world.

This relatively affordable step can help you get your manuscript in much better shape before you have the whole book edited, so the editor may be able to spend less time on it, and therefore charge less, or at least concentrate on other issues that might otherwise have been buried under grammatical errors.

-LSB-...] that will get your manuscript past the slush pile is worth trying.

It talks about learning «how to edit», but not direct support on getting your manuscript into shape.

A common question I get about Scrivener (and it was one I had when I started using the writing software) is how I get my manuscript to my editor if they don't have Scrivener.

It has widened my understanding of what goes into getting a manuscript from idea to the consumer's hand.

Not only am I going to show you free online writing apps to get your manuscript out of your head and into reality, but also, online editing tools, title generators and tools to jump start your muse with content ideas.

Save money and get your manuscript turned into a print book and an e-book with our Basic Package.

Have Public Author help to get your manuscript ready for publication.

When I get the manuscript back from my editor (and fix her concerns), I paste it into Pressbooks.

I hunted down my favourite cover artist (she doesn't normally do private commissions but I begged); I got the manuscript professionally proofread and professionally converted to ebook formats.

What is the best way to get your manuscript read when you're an unpublished author?