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Writing a Good Book

By Bonnie Dodge
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The first step in writing a good book is to simply write it. The second step is to edit, edit, edit. Yes, there are professional editors out there that will do that for you for a price, but learning to self-edit is important. Not only… Read More

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7 Words People Misuse

By Kathy Gaudry
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There are 7 words people misuse—and Drive. Me. Crazy! Evidently I am not the only person who is annoyed by this. When I look at the 7 words people misuse, it seems that a large number of people missed class when their teachers explained contractions…. Read More

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Creating Your Stylesheet

By Kathy Gaudry
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A stylesheet helps writers to utilize one of the elements of a good manuscript: editing consistency. Now, I am not advocating that you do your own final edit on your manuscript; as I have said 1,000 or more times, you need to hire a professional… Read More

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Why Bother With An Edit?

By Kathy Gaudry
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I just posted “The Master,” which is about book manuscript editing, and decided to talk about one more point on the edit. A few years ago, my family gave me a Kindle and I was thrilled. Here was the eBook that the industry had been… Read More

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The Master Manuscript

By Kathy Gaudry
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I edit a great number of books every year, and many of my clients are first-time publishers. Most of them are not very familiar with  book production, which can create some problems. The most common problem that I have found is with the manuscript. The… Read More

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Editing and Writing

By Kathy Gaudry

  For so many years, my entire life was absorbed by editing and writing. There were manuscripts, deadlines, images, marketing, authors–everything that makes up the life of a book publisher. Yes, the glamorous world of book publishing! How many times we laughed about that phrase… Read More

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Writer, editor, book publisher. Early in my career, I found that I would rather be a kingmaker than a king. Hopefully, my skills and experience will help you to succeed!

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