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Editing Part 1 – What is editing?

Kit Carstairs · October 17, 2017 · 2 Comments

Editing is a job that is mostly misrepresented and overwhelmingly misunderstood. Behind most great works of literature is a dedicated editor. As an editor one of the most frustrating misconceptions about our role is that we simply fix spelling and punctuation errors. In fact, … [Read more...] about Editing Part 1 – What is editing?

Filed Under: All About Editing, Getting Published, Non-fiction, Self Publishing Tagged With: appraisals, Books, copy editing, editing, editors, Grammar, literature, manuscript critique, manuscripts, novel writing, Publishing Houses, spelling and punctuation, structural editing, Writing

Part 1: Approach an agent or a publisher…what to do?

Kit Carstairs · April 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment

I get asked this question a lot. And my general response is to say that it is a personal choice. Once you have completed your manuscript (MS), edited it and perfected it (and potentially sought professional manuscript development), there are four pathways (as I see it) open to … [Read more...] about Part 1: Approach an agent or a publisher…what to do?

Filed Under: Getting Published Tagged With: Approaching a publisher, Approaching an agent, manuscripts, publishing, Publishing Agents, Publishing Houses, Writing

Writing a Synopsis

Kit Carstairs · December 1, 2015 · 5 Comments

Keep Calm and Write a Synopsis

I am sure it is not surprising, but writing a synopsis is the hardest task for most of our authors. It’s rare to find anyone completely confident in their synopsis and cover letter – even if they think they have written the world’s best book! It’s hard. And we – the industry … [Read more...] about Writing a Synopsis

Filed Under: All About Editing, Book Marketing, General Fiction, Getting Published Tagged With: authors, literary agents, manuscripts, novels, published, Publishers, publishing, synopsis, synopsis writing, Writers, Writing

Word count by genre: How long should my book really be?

Kit Carstairs · April 5, 2015 · 132 Comments

Publishers and agents are typically inundated with manuscript submissions from authors seeking publication. And as a result, ‘the authorities’ (as I shall hereby refer to them as) are looking for reasons to reject your book. The standouts are standouts, and speak for themselves. … [Read more...] about Word count by genre: How long should my book really be?

Filed Under: All About Editing, Book Marketing, General Fiction, Getting Published, Guide To Writing, Non-fiction Tagged With: Adult fiction, authors, book genres, Children's publishing, Crime novels, Fantasy fiction, fiction, historical fiction, horror fiction, Literary fiction, manuscripts, Mystery novels, non-fiction, novels, Romance novels, Science-fiction, Thriller novels, Word lengths, Writers, Young Adult Fiction

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