Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Wednesday's Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts


By: Laurie Boris

Recently, we asked if you had any questions. The answers, in order, are: yes, but only if the light bulb wants to change; it depends on the phase of the moon; wait until Rich Meyer finishes feeding his cats; we’ll never reveal the secret gruel recipe; because it’s there; and yes, Chris James looks even more handsome in person than he does on the Internet.

Meanwhile, commenter Wendy asked, “Where do I start looking for a good reasonable editor? I know those two words don’t usually go together but I will need an editor soon and don’t have a lot of money to do it with. I know I can’t edit my own work because of the brain auto filling. Need fresh eyes. Any suggestions?”

It’s true, Wendy. Most of us can’t edit our own work. That’s mainly because our brains are exceedingly clever. Once you read over a manuscript two, three, seventeen times, your brain tries to save you the effort and begins to skim over small words and errors. There are plenty of great ways to self-edit your work, but nearly all writers hit a saturation point where they need to call in an editor. A lot of authors have questions about where to start looking for one. It’s not just the newbies — many former trad-pubbed or small-press published authors are going indie, and they’ve never needed to hire their own editors before.

So let’s break down the steps of the hunt for an editor.

Before you even start looking, know the type of editing you need.

Read the full article HERE!

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:
  1. Joanna Penn talks about Five (Interesting) Ways to Build Your #Readership http://t.co/QHYlP1Th1n #indierecon
  2. Maximizing Your Sales at Kobo by Mark Lefebvre (Director of Kobo Writing Life & Author Relations) http://ow.ly/udBAY
  3. RT @elizabethscraig: Rules for Writing Fiction:  http://ow.ly/u1cfp @cwrg65
  4. Writing Romantic Tension With Beth Vogt | Carla Laureano | C.E. Laureano http://ow.ly/udC8i
  5. Tips for Writing in Short Blocks of Time | Elizabeth Spann Craig http://ow.ly/udCRM
  6. Could We Be a Good Editor? | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author http://ow.ly/udDWa
  7. Is a Professional Editor a Waste of Money? - Writer.ly Community : Writer.ly Community http://ow.ly/udExW
  8. Fiction University (The Other Side of the Story): Procrastination Be Gone! Tips for Staying Focused as You Write. http://ow.ly/udEH2
  9. How to Create Visual Social Media Content | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/udEMJ
  10. 10 Do's and Don'ts for Using Stock Photos in Your Marketing [SlideShare] http://ow.ly/udFf8
  11. Publish or selfpublish? Advice for the 2014 writer | Nail Your Novel http://ow.ly/udMfc
  12. The Single Most Important Thing Your Query Letter Must Do If You Want To Get A Literary Agent http://ow.ly/udMlI
  13. 6 Self-Publishing Missteps You Should Avoid | Molly Greene: Writer http://ow.ly/udMyX
  14. How Literary Agents Get Paid: Standard Commission Practices And Payments For Literary Agents - Writer's Relief, Inc. http://ow.ly/udMI4
  15. New Google mobile app QuickOffice lets you edit Word docs on the go | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com http://ow.ly/udMRh
  16. You're An Adult. Write Like One. http://ow.ly/udN2c
  17. Novel Rocket: Industry News http://ow.ly/udNGx
  18. How to Hire an Editor: Part 1 – Know What You Need | Indies Unlimited http://ow.ly/udO1l
Happy writing and running, Kathy 

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