Q: Can you tell me if editors (and even reviewers) specifically check or look out for consistency of viewpoint in a novel? I have been reading about being consistent with time and with how close you focus with one or many characters, and it seems a little confusing. Is this something I should take a [...]
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Book Editing & Point of View
Posted: January 10, 2011 by selfpublishingadvice in Book Doctor, Editing Your Self-Published BookTags: book doctor, Self-Publishing
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Self-editing in Self-publishing
Posted: July 22, 2010 by selfpublishingadvice in Editing Your Self-Published BookTags: Editing Your Self-Published Book, self-editing, Self-Publishing
Victoria Strauss takes practice, patience, and growth in writing a step further in her recent Writer Beware! post, The Importance of Self-Editing. In addition to learning to self-edit, she discusses the overall value of beta readers, editors, and collaboration – valuable ingredients along the way to developing a platform and identifying the market for the [...]
Ask the Book Doctor: Punctuation
Posted: March 24, 2010 by selfpublishingadvice in Editing Your Self-Published Book, Self-PublishingTags: book doctor, punctuation, Self-Publishing
Q: What is the correct punctuation for the following? “You makin’ fun of my name, or you be callin’ me a buzzard?” Linus asked. Kendra’s infuriating “Whatever” was followed by “If the buzzard-shoe fits, lace it up.” A: The punctuation is fine as is, as long as the sentence beginning “Kendra’s” starts a new paragraph, [...]
5 Tips for Finding Errors in Your Writing
Posted: March 23, 2010 by selfpublishingadvice in Choosing a Publisher, Editing Your Self-Published Book, Self-PublishingTags: Editing Your Self-Published Book, Self-Publishing, Writing
Use an editor – a human one. Good self-publishing options will provide copyediting and other more advanced services. Be sure to ask your rep.
Book Doctor on Editing & Self-publishing Fees
Posted: December 8, 2009 by selfpublishingadvice in Editing Your Self-Published Book, Self-PublishingTags: Editing Your Self-Published Book, publishing, Self-Publishing
Q: Someone at my office inquired about the going rate for editors. His daughter was offered a chance to edit proposals seven to fifteen pages long. I did not know what to tell them to charge. Do you have any idea? A: “The going rate” for editors won’t be the same rate as a person [...]
