Words to live (and write, and edit) by:
"An author merely begins a book. A reader finishes it."
-Samuel Johnson"Don’t tell me that the moon is shining; Show me the glint of light on broken glass."
-attributed to Anton Checkhov“I have been correcting the proofs of my poems. In the morning, after hard work, I took a comma out of one sentence…. In the afternoon I put it back again.”
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An Editor’s Tips for a Successful NaNoWriMo
It’s finally that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the sun is setting earlier, and people around the country are hunkering down in front of their computers in an effort to write 50,000 words in one month. That’s right—it’s National Novel Writing Month. Continue reading
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Making the Most of Your Social Media (as an Author)
A good social media presence takes time to build—especially a cohesive, engaging one. But if you follow these steps and make an effort to post at least once every other day, then you’ll be well on your way to building a strong audience, one that will gladly support you when the time comes. Continue reading
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Meet the Intern!
We thought it would be fun to learn more about Alyssa in a somewhat more direct fashion, so we put together a little Q&A session. Continue reading
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Infinite Editors
An infinite number of editors, given infinite manuscripts and sufficient time, would eventually create the Chicago Manual of Style. Continue reading
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Tagged author-editor relationship, conference, editing, editors, freelance, Portland, Seattle
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Sylvia’s going on maternity leave!
Hello friends, It’s been ages since we posted an update―mostly because Sarah and I have been busy, busy, busy. One of the things I’ve been busy with on top of my editing projects is baking a baby! Well, not actually … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Discounts: 10% Off Developmental Edits, $50 Off Manuscript Reviews
Hello friends, As November comes to a close (Two more days? How did that happen?), hopefully you’ve got a nice Word or Scrivener file of 50,000 words or more sitting on your laptop, just itching to show itself off to … Continue reading
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The Infinite Monkey Book Club Podcast
Hello, friends! I recently joined a podcast with a couple of friends called The Infinite Monkey Book Club. If you’re into sci-fi media, sociopolitical commentary, interviews with awesome authors, monkeys, and general shenanigans, we may be the podcast for you. … Continue reading
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Post-NaNoWriMo Event: Come Talk Shop with Sylvia December 12th!
Hi friends, Sylvia here. Life and work have been busy for both of us these last few months. Sarah has moved back to Portland with her husband and kitty, and I’ve relocated to the quaint little Northern California town of … Continue reading
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The Rules for the Short Story Contest Have Been Posted!
Calling all sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, and paranormal romance short stories! As promised, the rules for Ex Libris Editing’s First Annual Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Story Contest have been posted and can be found on the Short Story Contest page. Please check there … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, contests, fantasy, paranormal romance, sci-fi, shortstorycontests, steampunk, writers, writing
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