by Linden Gross | Dec 1, 2022 | Editing
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...
by Linden Gross | May 19, 2022 | Editing, Writing
So you think your book is finished and you’re done? Sure, you’ve completed that first draft of your book. Or maybe even the second. How great is that? Despite your splendid accomplishment, odds are that your book is not ready for prime time. Most of us...
by Linden Gross | Jul 8, 2021 | Editing, Publishing, Writing
As more of my writing clients are finishing their books, I’m finding some shared formatting mistakes in their manuscripts. While I don’t recommend worrying about formatting while writing your initial sloppy copy, establishing a few basic formatting...
by Linden Gross | Feb 25, 2021 | Editing, Publishing, Writing
What comes after the first draft and all the steps you’ve taken in the ensuing months? And, even more importantly, how long before you can publish your book? The good news is that before you even receive the physical proof of your book, in fact, even before the copy...
by Linden Gross | Feb 18, 2021 | Editing, Publishing, Writing
Once you have final copy, your next steps after the first draft involve having the book’s interior pages laid out. Ideally, you will have approved the page design well before this point, so this publishing piece shouldn’t take more than a couple of weeks at most,...
by Linden Gross | Feb 11, 2021 | Editing, Publishing, Writing
If you’ve been following this what-to-do-after-the-first-draft series, you’re now quite aware of just how much work is involved. Let’s assume that you’ve finished writing and rewriting all the drafts of your book and have sent them off to the professionals for editing...
