It is one of the most important pieces
of editing advice you'll receive, so I repeat it not to drone on about trimming, but to emphasize just how important this exercise is for your book.
Not exact matches
A former columnist for the National Post, Anne is also the author
of two novels and has
edited a book
of writing
advice.
Quick personal note for those still reading: For two years, every word
of this
advice column has been
edited and immeasurably improved by my dear friend, Dargan Thompson.
Some
of it is collected in «Old Sister's
Advice to Her Daughters,» in The Book
of Negro Folklore,
edited by Langston Hughes and Ama Bontemps (Dodd Mead 1958).
Personally I think it would be better if someone
edited out 90 %
of the uses
of the word «exquisite», but the
advice and recipes are solid.
If you're a borderline hoarder with serious home organization issues in desperate need
of some professional
advice, follow The Home
Edit on Instagram.
If I could impart one piece
of advice it's that writing isn't about the writing itself, it's about the re-writing and the re-re-writing, not forgetting the line - by - line proof
edits that take place afterwards.
The Politics
of Expert
Advice: Creating, Using and Manipulating Scientific Knowledge for Public Policy
edited by Anthony Barker and B. Guy Peters, Edinburgh University Press, pp 129, # 25
The authors would like to thank Hartwig Siebner for his valuable
advice concerning the fMRI design, Wolfgang Miltner for his valuable comments on an earlier draft
of the manuscript, Anne Ohrt, Joachim Laudien and Johann Kuhtz - Buschbeck for their help during sweat collection, Bernfried Sojka for his help in constructing the olfactometer, Jan Born for the analysis
of the endocrine parameters, and Rachael Cole and Sabine Schlösser for their help in language
editing.
The company is a model example
of digital retail, engaging in meaningful collaborations with style influencers who curate selections
of apparel and accessories, themed shoppable
edits and 24/7 personalised styling
advice available online.
Ah now, some
of this
advice seems very familiar I'm an advocate for everything you're saying here,
of course, and I
edited out my comment on tucking tops in, but I agree with that one too!
About Blog Instead
of sharing
advice about what writers should be doing, author Janice Hardy explains how to apply the industry's
advice to your work, including tips on how to plan, write,
edit and publish a novel.
Those looking for
advice on how to bring disaffected Trump voters back into the fold — or the economically disconnected in for a landing — might wish to start with a copy
of Education for Upward Mobility, a new book
edited by my Fordham Institute colleague Mike Petrilli.
The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial
of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal
advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview
of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions
of governing statutes or other requirements
of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation;
editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions
of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.
So let me share some
of Laura Bradford's
advice about beta readers and critique partners from her tweet stream yesterday (
edited for tweet speak).
Michele DeFilippo owns 1106 Design, a Phoenix - based company that offers cover design, interior layout, manuscript
editing and more, with expert indie - publishing
advice and hand - holding every step
of the way.
I have to declare an interest here: I'm an author member and I also
edit ALLi's blog
of self - publishing
advice, which issues daily guidance for authors everywhere, written by the members themselves.
Other titles focusing on developing your craft include the Story Structure and Master Chapter Outline Workbook by C. Michelle Jeffries, Blood from Your Own Pen by Sam Knight (on self
editing), Hurting Your Characters by M.J. Carlson (how to properly deal with wounds and injuries in your fiction), and Science Fiction Q&A by Mike Resnick (which contains hundreds
of answers distilled from his years
of writing an
advice column).
Here, they will find the help and
advice they need to write,
edit, publish and market their books without being taken advantage
of by the many author scams that prey on indies.»
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editing and more, with expert indie - publishing
advice and hand - holding every step
of the way.
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We also have a panel
of editors, who will copy
edit and give
advice on story issues.
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Unfortunately, all the
advice can be boiled down to a couple
of words and phrases
of which the most widely used are: «rewrite, rewrite,
edit, and then rewrite again» because your first draft is always going to suck.
Isn't this exactly the kind
of advice that's causing indie authors to rush to market with the first draft
of their book, before it's gone through several rounds
of rewrites and had some professional
editing?
February 23, 2016 Jami Gold Writing Stuff
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June 30, 2016 Jami Gold Writing Stuff
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This awesome compendium
of resource links covers the how - to gamut: publishing ebooks, audiobooks, or print books; writing,
editing, formatting, and conversion software;
advice blogs; blogs where you can publicize your work; where to find editors, proofreaders, book interior designers, cover designers and artists, publicists, cover art and images, and much more.
I say you can't afford not to, but below you'll find lots
of advice for significantly reducing your
editing costs, with additional links at the end to concrete tips for approaching the revision process and for reducing your word count without losing any
of the good stuff.
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Instead, as mentioned last week, we need an intelligent guess at where we are on the learning curve before starting the
editing process because any
advice will be
of limited use if we're not ready to understand.
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