The only thing better than working with authors is celebrating their wins. I'm thrilled to say that there were plenty of client successes in 2022 to cheer about. Sam Simon, who describes himself as being engaged in his fourth age of life, started his legal career as a...
Winter equals snow. Especially this winter in Bend, Oregon. We went from a perfect and all-to-short-lived fall to cold temperatures and white stuff falling from the sky. My three dogs love it. In the summer, they complain about the heat and race from shadow to shadow...
Now that we’ve dealt with the formatting of your manuscript, we can finally move on to how to copyedit language. I always start by running two spellchecks. The spellcheck attached to Word is much faster, but catches less than Grammarly, which the website describes as...
Are you ready? Last week we covered copyediting basics. This week, we’re going to tackle what a lot of people would suggest handling last in a copyedit – formatting. Start by turning on Track Changes even if you’re copyediting your own manuscript. You’ll want to be...
I was recently involved in handling a copyedit for a dissertation. The daunting experience reminded me of just how complicated copyediting is. Before we get into that, let’s review copyedit basics: what a copyedit is and is not. A copyedit is not a line edit. In my...
The first winter snowfall hit the night of Halloween. For some reason, trick-or-treaters in Bend usually wind up having to trudge through snow, with the pre-teen and teen girls pretending they’re not cold despite their spaghetti-strapped costumes and blueish lips....
Imagine this. You've written a novel with characters who speak so loudly, they're demanding to get back on the page in book number two. How great is that? So, you decide to jump in and turn that novel into a series. The hope, of course, is that this new book holds up...
If you're like a lot of authors planning to self-publish, you probably haven't given a ton of thought to designing your book cover, let alone your book interior. So, let's talk about that. As soon as you have finalized your book's title (and subtitle if you have one),...
Have you ever thought of promoting a business with a book? You're not alone. According to an article in Entrepreneur magazine, "many entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, attorneys, psychologists and other experts are grabbing on to this...
The world's cutest puppy—otherwise known as Moke, my nine-month-old English Cocker Spaniel—was starting to look more like a dust mop than a dog. It was time to take action. I steeled myself for the task. He may be young, but he has definite opinions about what he...
