by Issachar Projects | Nov 8, 2019 | Book Publishing
By Rick Anderson In a recent posting to this blog, Emily Gillingham reported on some of what she and her colleagues learned from a recent meeting of Wiley Blackwell’s North American Customer Advisory Board—specifically, she listed ten of the challenges currently...
by Issachar Projects | Nov 6, 2019 | Book Publishing
by Emily Wenstrom When I queried my first novel, I was looking for an agent, with the intent of pitching the “Big Five” publishers, and maybe some of the bigger small presses, if necessary. I got some bites for partial and full manuscripts, as well as some encouraging...
by Issachar Projects | Nov 4, 2019 | Book Editing
by Roz Morris (@Roz_Morris) Good book editing ensures a book is credible for its market and has the best chance of pleasing its readers. But the editor’s contribution goes well beyond grammar, spelling, and house style. Self-publishers have the opportunity to use an...
by Issachar Projects | Nov 1, 2019 | Writing Tips
As writers — whether aspiring or published — we often face the bitter criticism of our own minds before setting a single word to page or screen. We question the “worth” of our story, comparing it to every other story we’ve encountered. We minimize the plot, the...
by Issachar Projects | Oct 30, 2019 | Idea Management
In any field of endeavor one intends to be successful in, training and constant practice are vital recipes. Just as you would undergo training if you want to become a fashion designer or an electrician, you also need to train if you intend to become an author,...
