26
Apr
2018
Expunging fictional hills is an odd (and funny) thing to do as part of the editorial process. And a non-existent small hill in a real location is not in any way a serious faux pas, but can you imagine the scathing online reviews if you plonked a busy Starbucks into a trendy inner-Melbourne suburb? There are some things you just can’t play around with.
09
Mar
2018
There is a lot of misunderstanding about what a proofreader does, and the role is often confused with the job of editing. Related tasks, but quite different. Proofreaders work exclusively with final typeset (or formatted) copy. It is the finished written product that you are about to print, or launch to the web, that is the proofreader’s purview.
05
Feb
2018
To give your self-published book a fighting chance amongst all that competition, you should follow the professional book publishing process - author revision to manuscript, final edit, book design, cover design, and proofreading of the finished product. Consider your personal strengths and weaknesses, what can you do yourself, and are there aspects you should consider outsourcing?