About Errors and Reformatting a Manuscript
by Bobbie Christmas Q: A publisher recently requested my manuscript, and within forty-eight hours I received an email that said, “Only Word files are excepted.” Shouldn’t the word be “accepted?”…
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New From Rootstock Publishing
Rootstock Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Whole Worlds Could Pass Away: Collected Stories by Vermont author and journalist, Rickey Gard Diamond. Her stories are at once familiar…
How to Write a Book: Everything You Need to Know in 20 Steps
by Jerry Jenkins (Serialized) Part One: Before You Begin You’ll never regret—in fact, you’ll thank yourself later for—investing the time necessary to prepare for such a monumental task. You wouldn’t…
PR, Publicity, & Press Kits: How to Make News with Your Book
by Leann Garms How do you make news with your book, beyond a book review or a book-signing event? That’s really the question and the challenge. The answer is actually…
Bobbie’s Bill of Writes (#2 in a series)
by Bobbie Christmas Money and Time In the last issue I explained why I devoted an entire chapter to my “Bill of Writes” for writers in my book on creative…
So You Want to Write Children’s Books—A Report from the Front Line
by Ivor Davis When Vanessa Brantley Newton, the vigorous keynote speaker and acclaimed children’s book illustrator, urged some 500 attendees at this summer’s opening session of The Society of Children’s…
Clearing the Clutter
by Barbara Florio Graham As a busy writer, consultant, and mentor, my office is cluttered with files. I’m often dealing with many different clients at the same time, and I’m…
Electronic versus Hard-Copy Editing by Bobbie Christmas
Q: I can’t decide the best way to get someone to edit my manuscript. Should I let my editor edit the electronic file, or should I print out the manuscript…
Marketing Tip #1 from Penny C Sansevieri
The Best of FundsforWriters From C. Hope Clark
Thirty-two essays and how-to strategies on topics like Essays, Quitting the Day Job, What to Do with Short Stories, and Braving the School Appearance. Practical pieces like Tactics & Tips…