by Issachar Projects | Aug 30, 2019 | Book Editing
Finished writing your book? Ready to get on with the tricky job of proofreading it? Great! But let me cut to the chase straight away. I would not recommend that you proofread your manuscript yourself. You see, you’re just too close to the content. You know what you...
by Issachar Projects | Aug 23, 2019 | Book Editing
There are different types of book editing — including proofreading, copy editing, line editing, and developmental editing — for different stages of the publication process. You should be aware of what kind of editing your manuscript needs and what is involved in each...
by Issachar Projects | Aug 6, 2019 | Book Editing
One part creation, one part deletion… The quality of good writing is most often in the editing. We know what it is to create something, that first draft that helps us get our ideas down on paper. But the sharpness and the clarity of our work comes from the...
by Issachar Projects | Jul 3, 2019 | Book Editing
You already know that an editor can give you advice and suggest improvements to your manuscript. Probably even recommendations you haven’t thought of. But how do you decide what kind of editing you and your book are ready for? Developmental editing? Substantive? Line...
by Issachar Projects | Jun 17, 2019 | Book Editing
by Jacqui Lofthouse Writing a first draft of a novel or any book is, you might say, the easy part. But it’s at the editing stage that we craft our work into something special. We aim to transform our material into work that will compel a reader. If you’ve recently...
by Issachar Projects | Jun 10, 2019 | Book Editing
Editors are busy, time-constrained professionals who read all day long. With only so many hours in the day, your editor wants to focus on helping you create amazing story arcs and deep, engaging characters. She does not want to spend her valuable time fixing your...
