Nothing beats the benefit of a good editor to point out plot holes, sagging middles and blurry character development. I wouldn't publish without one. I rely on three electronic tools to help me polish my manuscript, Word proofing options and fabulous websites and the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Read Out Loud function. Another favourite tool isn't electronic. It's a print copy of … Continue reading One More DIY Editing Tool: Hard Copy
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My #3 Favourite DIY Editing Tool: Acrobat Read Out Loud
Nothing beats the benefit of a good editor to point out plot holes, sagging middles and blurry character development. I wouldn't publish without one. But for spell checking, grammar checking and copy editing, I rely on three electronic tools to help me polish my manuscript. I've already talking about Word proofing options and fabulous websites. My third favourite … Continue reading My #3 Favourite DIY Editing Tool: Acrobat Read Out Loud
My #2 Favourite DIY Editing Tool: Websites
For pointing out gaping plot holes, sagging middles and uneven character development, nothing beats the eagle eyes of a good editor. I wouldn’t publish without one. But for spell checking, grammar checking and copy editing, I rely on three electronic tools to help me polish my manuscript. My top fave is Word proofing options which I discussed … Continue reading My #2 Favourite DIY Editing Tool: Websites
My #1 Favourite DIY Editing Tool: Word Proofing Options
For pointing out gaping plot holes, sagging middles and uneven character development, nothing beats the eagle eyes of a good editor. I wouldn't publish without one. But for spell checking, grammar checking and copy editing, I rely on three electronic tools to help me polish my manuscript. This post takes a closer look at what Word has … Continue reading My #1 Favourite DIY Editing Tool: Word Proofing Options
What I Learned at My Own Workshop
Have you ever wanted to design your own print books? I did, so I taught myself how. And recently, I led a workshop to teach others. At the most recent gathering of the Toronto Indie Publishing Meetup group, I presented the FIVE MUST-HAVE TECHNIQUES FOR DESIGNING YOUR OWN PRINT BOOKS. An exciting group of authors … Continue reading What I Learned at My Own Workshop
WORKSHOP: Get Word Working for You
Wednesday May 6, 2015, 6:45 pm to 8:15 pm George Locke Library Meeting Room, Toronto Regardless of your path to publication or your genre, all fiction writers have one thing in common--we need to create a clean, error-free manuscript for professional editing, uploading to retailers, and sending to printers. The first step is to get … Continue reading WORKSHOP: Get Word Working for You
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