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Not exact matches
An increasing number
of writers,
editors, and creative
professionals these days are not affiliated with a given company, but still need to share their
work with different employers in an attractive — and trackable — manner.
Professional writers might not be able to get away with this one with all
editors and for all audiences (and anyway, it's their job to find ways around the trouble), but for your average email or
work memo, go ahead and write «Tell your friend they can call me,» when you don't know the gender
of the friend.
That's why the
editors of Hospitality Design magazine
work hard to find images
of the most creative and beautiful examples
of hospitality interior design to showcase to industry
professionals.
As a law enforcement
professional, I agree that the actions
of The Journal News were 100 % wrong and place countless people at risk, but how does the Rockland County Times justify publishing the names and addresses
of these security officers
working for the executive
editors?
SciLine's media activities and operations are guided by an advisory board composed
of 14 members, including reporters and
editors working in large and small markets on print, broadcast and digital platforms; communications
professionals and academic scholars; and scientists committed to communication with reporters and the public.
European
editor Anne Forde discovered, in an interview with Hannah Kokko, an evolutionary ecologist in Helsinki, Finland, that one
of the keys to Kokko's
professional success is her ability to balance opposing approaches and points
of view: life with
work, the organismal approach
of evolution with the population approach
of ecology, and an appreciation for the local environment with the mind - broadening value
of more exotic and distant locales.
I am an author,
editor, and marketing
professional who has
worked with organizations across a wide range
of industries in North America and Asia.
All told, Pelley and his team's distinguished body
of work have received a DuPont - Columbia Silver Baton, three George Foster Peabody awards, 20 national Emmy awards, five Edward R. Murrow awards, a George Polk and a Loeb award, as well as honors from the Society
of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters and
Editors and the Writers Guild
of America.
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised
of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers,
editors, actors, critics, casting directors, film festival programmers and other
working film
professionals.
The trailer was made by one Michael Horwitz (a
professional trailer
editor, who has
worked on trailers for games such as The Last
of Us, Uncharted 3, Battlefield Hardline, and more), and used for a sales presentation.
With more than 15 years
working as a
professional writer and
editor, master's candidate Michelle «Billie» Fitzpatrick began to think about children and their struggles to learn the craft
of writing.
While I am an ardent supporter
of authors employing
editors and other publishing
professionals to put forth a polished
work, I understand that some services become luxuries rather than necessities, and one
of those is proofreading.
I parted company with HarperCollins after my last book launch and have since taken back control
of not just «brand Polly Courtney» but all the component parts
of the publishing process: editing (I use a
professional freelance
editor as well as crowd - sourced readers) and cover design (I
work directly with a designer, who has also
worked on the second editions for my first two novels), production and distribution (I use Troubador Publishing) as well as promotion — which I'm finding far easier to do now that I'm proud
of the product I'm promoting!
One
of my many
editors from traditional publishing edits my self - pubbed
work and my covers are made by an industry
professional.
There was a query letter critique, some Q&A sessions with an impressive list
of agents and
editors, some workshops and lectures, and the opportunity to pitch my
work face to face to a
working professional.
We've established a top - rate team for Book Review 22 and have also assembled a number
of professional editors and designers to
work with through Undaunted.
Having seen how many typos and such slip through my
work, even with beta readers and a
professional editor, I cringe at the idea
of putting
work out there that hasn't been through that process, but if you absolutely have no money to spend on this, then, no, you don't have to pay anyone.
I highly recommend having a second set
of eyes read through your
work before you publish, and if you can afford a
professional editor or proofreader, all the better.
With any kind
of feedback, even from trained,
professional editors, we have to take what
works for us and the story we're trying to tell and ignore the rest.
Indie authors should take a look at Reedsy, a community
of top publishing
professionals (
editors, illustrators and marketers) to
work with authors: https://reedsy.com/
Having
worked with in - house
editors, you understand the value
of getting feedback from someone who understands
professional writing techniques.
One
of the challenges about editing yourself (and one reason it's worth it to hire
professional editors for your book) is that you're so close to your
work.
You'll
work with the industry's best — a publishing consultant to guide you through the process,
professional designers to create your cover and format your manuscript, and our team
of editors to fine - tune your
work.
See, when you go the traditional publishing route, you have a legion
of professional editors to review your
work and tell you where it needs strengthening, shortening, lengthening, explaining, and so forth.
Our expert and
professional editors of proofreading and editing assignment help know what it takes to edit, and your
work will be given that fine tune you need.
I have yet to try to publish anything other than articles but as I
work on my draft
of my first book, I cringe at the thought
of the cost
of a
professional editor.
Posts and articles exploring what
editors do, how we
work, and what writers can expect from the process
of working with a
professional editor.
I've also since submitted my original
work to a
professional editor and am in the process
of updating it for a 2nd edition release.
I went through an inordinate amount
of edits until I couldn't read it anymore and then had two
professional editors work on it with me.
With so much talk in recent news about the poor quality
of indie authors»
works and data that shows that only about 59 %
of self - published authors go so far as to pay a
professional editor before hitting that publish button, it's easy to forget that the traditional publishing industry has its fair share
of mistakes, too.
With so much talk in recent news about the poor quality
of indie authors»
works and data that shows that only about 59 %
of self - published authors go so far as to pay a
professional editor before hitting that publish button, it's easy to forget... [Read more...]
The idea isn't to callously judge a
work or its writer but to give you a
professional book
editor's perspective on what
works, what doesn't
work or could
work better, and what you might consider doing to give your manuscript the best chance
of marketplace success.
Midnight Publishing (and a plethora
of other
professional editors) utilize Microsoft Word — and specifically the track changes feature under the review tab — to edit your
work, changing the content within the manuscript as well as adding additional comments in the margins.
We only
work with ENL writers and
professional editors to make sure that each one
of our papers is
of top quality, interesting, informative, and perfectly written.
Our years
of professional experience,
working with every part in that process (designers,
editors, artists, co-authors, actors, musicians, web developers etc.), mean that we know how to get your project done right and done on time (often early).
Try a freelance
editor who comes recommended by a publishing
professional or an
editor you know has
worked with a number
of published authors and publishers.
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.
He also compares the editing
of her memoir with the experiences
professional editor Jay Schaefer had
working on Under the Tuscan Sun and creating a short fiction magazine in the 1980s.
But there are also a lot
of authors who take pride in their
work, good covers,
professional editors, formatting and marketing.
Writing agencies
work with only the best writers and usually have a team
of professional editors who ensure that the
work is perfect in every way.
Our
editors are carefully selected, with at least ten years
of professional experience
working directly with publishers, literary agents, various publications - as well as having published their own
work.
The better version
of self - publishing involves the writer producing top - shelf
work, and then using
professional designers and
editors (striking out on their own after careers in the big publishing houses) to produce a book that rivals or exceeds the
work from traditional publishing.
While their list
of editors includes
professionals who've
worked on major bestselling titles, the offer is less
of a disruption to the model than the aforementioned shift.
But I and many
of my other author friends treat this professionally and hire a reputable cover artist (mine is used by traditional houses); hire a developmental / content
editor AND a copyeditor AND one or more proofreaders (many
of whom are from traditional houses and are
working on the side); and hire a
professional formatter.
Despite
working at an art school, she has undergraduate degrees in English and Journalism and is a former
editor of medical and
professional books.
Many
of the same
professionals who
work for major publishers also freelance for self - publishers, and I know
of more than one bestselling author who's moved to self - publishing and found
professional editors and cover designers and formatters who are better than the ones they
worked with at their publishers.
There's tons
of crap, but also amazing
work where authors hire
professional editors, cover artists, even marketing people.
Midnight Publishing is a Phoenix - based group
of professional editors, writers, and marketers who spend our days tapped into the industry,
working with authors to create and revise their
work while also advising on possible paths to take in regards to publication.