You’ve finished your book. Now you’re all ready for that final polish before publication. Or are you? Wooooah, slow down a minute! There are millions of books out there ready to read. Some will do really well, get loads of 5-star reviews and will climb to the top of the bestseller lists. Some will…
I’ve been thinking lately. There’s something that tends to add tension to a working relationship between editor and author, whether you’re dealing with non-fiction or business documents, or having your fiction writing edited. And it’s something that’s SO easily remedied. It’s simply not being prepared (and before you ask, I got thrown out of the…
A year after my original post, my Why Copy Editors Matter ‘handout’ has been shared around the editing community on social media. It’s a lovely thing to see. You put your heart and soul into something and people just ‘get it’. The image has been shared, commented on and even added to other websites. That’s…