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What to do while your manuscript is being edited
(Part two – Self Publishing) Marketing, ISBNs, Blurbs, Front Matter What self-publishing tasks can you be getting on with while your manuscript is being edited? Once you’ve handed your manuscript to a copy/line editor, it’s really important that you don’t touch it again until the manuscript is returned back to…
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What to do while your manuscript is being edited
(Part one – Traditional Publishing) Researching Agents, Book Summaries, and Marketing What should you do while your manuscript is being edited? Once you’ve handed your manuscript to a copy/line editor, it’s really important that you don’t touch it again until the manuscript is returned back to you. Having multiple versions…
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I’ve written a book – what do I do now?
I’ve written a book – what do I do now? You’ve written your novel (congratulations!), and are wondering about the next steps. Is it ready for proofreading? Does it need to be edited? Should you self-publish? Should you approach a publisher? Actually, how do you approach a publisher? How many…
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What Are Beta Readers?
(And Why Should All Novelists Use Them?) Find out what Beta Readers do, how much they cost, and where to find them! What is a Beta Reader? Put simply, a beta reader is someone who will read your book before it is published and give you their opinion. Generally, they…