Jim Dempsey of Novel Gazing describes five easy fixes for authors who want to save money on professional editing services.
Is Your Editor Worth It? Or Not?
If you’re thinking of employing an editor for your novel, take a look at this detailed list to help you decide if the editor is worth it. Or not.
Futureproofing Publishing: Controlling Our Digital Tools is Key
Publishers need to create their own software solutions, argues John Pettigrew, founder of the newly launched Futureproofs platform for editorial teams.
5 Tips for Editing Literary Works in Translation
Three top US book editors and one translator share their top tips for working with and editing literary translations.
5 Steps to Increasing Your Book’s Marketability with Research
Making the most of your research to craft a more marketable book saves time and money in the writing and editing process. Here are 5 tips to get you started.
Serious Editors Talking Seriously About Serious Subjects
When seven English-language editors visited Germany for meetings with their colleagues in publishing, key similarities and differences were revealed.
Extinction and Editing: Startup Collate It
John Pettigrew explains the principles behind Collate it, a UK digital startup aimed at helping publishers by replicating editors’ natural workflow, online.
Issues on the Ether: Is Self-Publishing a Flying Leap?
Porter Anderson sets up Wednesday’s #EtherIssue live Twitter discussion with a look at perceptions of self-publishing: Hard? Easy? What does it take to do well?
Is More Crowdsourced Editing Coming to Books?
Walter Isaacson is crowdsourcing the editing of some entries for his new history of innovators. Could this be become common practice?
How Do You Spot a Good Editor and Avoid the Amateurs?
There are editors, and there are people who call themselves editors. Can you tell the difference?