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Editorial reports: why you should love them
Imagine. You’re a publisher, busy-busy all the time, signing new projects, eating expense-account lunches and generally schmoozing (yeah, right). Or maybe you’re an author, wondering whether what...
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Delivering exactly the words you want (and not a word more)
It is our opinion that, with regards to the efficiency of a business plan, the plan should be realistic and agreed by the team in advance of delivery, in view of the fact that, if it is not, it is...
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Complete this sentence: EBook success is…
Last weekend, the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) kindly laid on a day of discussion and presentations about e-publishing, at the SA Writers’ Centre in Adelaide. A whole day talking about eBooks,...
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Presenting a clean manuscript 1
It’s tempting to present your manuscript as you want it to look in its published format — complete with stylish headings, funky typefaces and embedded images. But is that the best way to submit your...
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Presenting a clean manuscript 2
In this follow-up post about presenting a clean manuscript for traditional or ebook publishing, I’ll look at: ★ how to ‘clean’ your content ★ how to handle artwork ★ ‘safety net’ checks to run before...
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Editing Bootcamp, 16–18 May
Authors, what’s in your diary for the weekend of 16 to 18 May? Nothing critical? Excellent. SA Writers Centre are holding a three-day intensive Editing Bootcamp to help you get your writing into shape....
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What is editing really about?
I’m excited to be working with a group of authors at the Editing Bootcamp at the SA Writers Centre later this week — it should be a lot of fun and we’re going to help people get their manuscripts ready...
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