Sentences with phrase «how professional book editors»

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Described by Schools Week editor, Laura McInerney, as «a cult must - have among education professionals», the book explores what wise leaders do, and how they can create an environment where staff flourish.

Publishers employ editors and artists who have particular notions (based on professional experience with what sells and what doesn't) about how your book should sound and look to appeal to specific reader tastes.

I'm spending four days with a group of professional writers here on the coast, teaching them how to write blurbs for their covers letters to editors and to give editors help when a book sells.

Just this morning I learned that a detailed review of «How to Get Your Book Reviewed» (written last year by Fiona Ingram) has been reprinted in the newsletter of the Professional Editors» Group in South Africa!

Most authors recommend using a professional editor in order to make your book the best it can be, but the cost will depend on the level of your writing, how long the book is, how much editing it needs and the editor you choose.

That's what being a professional writer means: you are a CEO, a small businessperson, and you need to learn not only how to write a great book but how to reach out to your customers whether they're agents, editors, reviewers, or readers.

You don't have to spend a lot of time or money on books telling you «how» to write (that takes practice and a professional editor's detailed feedback to highlight your strengths and problem areas — contact Midnight Publishing to schedule an editing consultation today!).

But rather than segregating self published books, what I would rather see is an education of the public to differentiate between the terms vanity publishing (which I think most folks agree is generally bad and awful and will never lose its stigma), self - publishing (which often connotes work that has not been properly vetted by people who know how to judge a good product) and indie publishing, which is a term that those of us who use it are hoping will come to mean quality — work that has been vetted by independent editors and formatted by people who give a damn about putting out a professional product that rivals anything put out by New York.

Consider getting something like a manuscript evaluation from a professional and experienced book editor, which offers suggestions for the level of editing you'll need, along with how to publish the best book you can.

No matter how good you might be at writing a book, every writer needs a professional editor.

If somebody put a gun to my head (as Jim Cramer says, I'd first tell them to take that gun away from my head, but then) I'd go for a professional editor, and one who sits in a major publishing house seat and actually sees how the market responds to things and then shepherds books through the system accordingly.

But if you find that your book is still not performing how you want it to, you can considering working with a professional editor who will make sure your book is putting is making a compelling first impression.

Editor Jessi Rita Hoffman explains how to craft professional and compelling back - cover copy for your book.