Editing angles to improve your writing by Barbara McNichol, nonfiction book editor with offices in Colorado and Arizona
From the monthly archives:
Bye-Bye Boring Bio By Paulette Ensign (used with permission) Are you a bore? Probably not, since people who are attracted to creating tips booklets, nonfiction books, and other info products tend to be among the most interesting people on the planet. However, what your bio says about you could be leaving the impression that you [...]
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Rescue Those Floating Quotation Marks this “Summer” by Dawn Allcott (used by permission) Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer. (The summer solstice begins June 21 this year.) Beach season is upon us. Coconut-scented sunscreen, captivating chick-lit books, Coronas, bikinis, and — for the parents who are reading this — swim diapers and those [...]
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by Barbara McNichol A year ago, a professional speaker and consultant hired me to edit articles and website copy—not an unusual request—but the events that have unfolded since form the makings of a heartfelt movie with suspense and hope, drama and victory. Risa Simon decided to convey this urgent message to humankind: that 85,000 people [...]
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What Makes A Book “Good”? by Wendy Keller (used by permission) For lo these many years I’ve tried to explain to my dear readers the two reasons why 99% of everything presented to agents or publishers just cannot be published. It comes down to this: 1. Most of the time, it’s because the author has [...]
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7 Ways to Make a Book Title “Pop” by Sam Horn (used by permission) A client asked me on Friday, “What are the purposes behind choosing a book title that works – for all the right reasons?” I told her, “Good question. There are 7 things we’re going for with our non-ficiton book title. A [...]
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