Editing

"Keep Your Book Warm" and Other Tips for Fighting Writer's Block

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Creativity, Story, Story Board, Homer Simpson, Fiction, Narrative, Point of View, Nonfiction, Descriptive Writing, Plot, Editing, Writer's Block, Reading, Rituals for Writing, Writing Tips, Books News

No matter how long you've been writing, you've probably experienced that panic-induced paralysis known as writer's block. If you want to tame the symptoms of this debilitating condition, here are some home remedies to try.

Read Post

WATCH: This Week In Unnecessary Censorship

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Jimmy Kimmel, Video, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Editing, This Week in Unnecessary Censorship, Funny Videos, Comedy News

Thursday night Jimmy Kimmel was back with another batch of his ode to the FCC, "This Week in Unnecessary Censorship." The past seven days provided ...

Read Whole Story

(video) Adobe Targets Final Cut Pro, Avid Users with Release of Creative Suite 6 (CS6)

Andy Plesser | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Online Video, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Editing, Nab, Adobe, Video, Technology News

LAS VEGAS -- Adobe is readying the release its latest video production and editing package Creative Suite 6 (CS6). The company has announced a ...

Read Post

Birthing a Book

Kay Goldstein | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Star Child, Editing, Jhumpa Lahiri, Writing a Novel, Books, Writing a Book, Books News

The words did not merely enter my blood, they grew out of something in me that even I did not fully understand. One of my dear teachers asked me if there was a purpose to my book. My answer is that I don't know. I only know that I found great joy and passion in writing it.

Read Post

The Difference Between a 'Pivot' and a 'Reboot'

Tom Grasty | Posted 04.30.2012

Of course, we all know that if there's one truism in entrepreneurship, it's that change is the only constant we can rely on. And sometimes we really do need to change course. So how do you know if you should pivot or reboot?

Read Post

Why Indie Authors Aren't Taken Seriously

| Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Video, Book Covers, Book Editing, Small Presses, Self Publishing, Indie Authors, Editing, Indie Books, Indie Publishing, Books News

by Melissa Foster and Amy Edelman for IndieReader.com Several predictions have stated that 2012 will be “The Year of the Indie Author”. After ...

Read Whole Story

Help Me Understand ...

John Joss | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Cell Phones, Tmi, Efficiency, Twitter, Email, Search Engines, Editing, Texting, Business Writing, Digital Systems, Ring Lardner, Analytics, Database, Jr., Communications, Pcs, Productivity, Media News

We live in an era of over-communication surpassing the grotesque, bordering on the obscene. We are now the helpless victims of TMI, or Too Much Information.

Read Post

The Pros & Cons of Hiring Third-Party Vendors

Tom Grasty | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Negotiation, Knight News Challenge, Jason Nazar, Stroome, Collaboration, Developers, Online Video, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Participatory Media, USC Annenberg Program on Online Communities, Third-Party-Vendors, Video, Business News

Rarely does a startup have all the tools in its toolbox when starting out. Sometimes you have to engage a third-party vendor.

Read Post

Lessons for Digital Entrepreneurs from the Entertainment Industry

Tom Grasty | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Jason Nazar, Docstoc, Collaboration, Online Video, Entrepreneurship, Editing, Stroome, Participatory Media, Business News

There's an old adage in Hollywood that "ideas are a dime a dozen." To a large extent, I think that applies to entrepreneurship as well.

Read Post

Friday Feature: What It Means To Be An Editor

Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Ernest Hemingway Editor, Narrative Magazine, Ernest Hemingway, Editing, Friday Feature, The Garden of Eden, Editors, Narrative Magazine Friday Feature, Books News

Narrative Magazine: Ernest Hemingway’s powerful prose changed not only the way we read and write but also the way we perceive ourselves in the world...

Read Whole Story

Wrangling With Copyeditors

Lev Raphael | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Authors, Publishing, Book Publishing, Writing, Books, Writers, Fiction, Editing, Books News

Years ago a novelist friend told me that the only thing worse than not being published was being published. I had no idea what he could mean. That was before I had my first wrangle with a copyeditor.

Read Post

The New News Paradigm: 'Pivot or Perish'

Tom Grasty | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Pivot, Knight News Challenge, Civic Media, 2011 Knight Civic Media Conference, Stroome, Collaboration, Online Video, Mark Suster, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Participatory Media, Mit, Technology News

At the recent MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference, I had the pleasure of speaking to 16 of the most promising thinkers in the area of digital news. Cull...

Read Post

How Bloggers And Publishers Rely On Each Other For A Payday

Publishing Perspectives | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Twitter, Blog to Book, Writing, Bloggers, Bloggers and Publishers, Frank Warren, Publishers, Editing, Post Secret, Books News

Blogger. Vlogger. Tweeter. Author. Journalist. These words aren’t synonymous, and yet they all have one thing in common: behind these terms are peop...

Read Whole Story

Honor Your Readers, Hire an Editor

Donna Marie Williams | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Grammar, Editorial Quality Control, Proofreading, Editing, Self-Publishing, Ebooks, Independent Editors, Writers, Books News

The dramatic rise in self-published books should mean that indie editors like myself are working overtime. Unfortunately that's not the case, and consequently our dirty underwear is showing.

Read Post

Second Book, First Draft: Banish the Editor

Suzanne Morrison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Storytelling, Editing, Writing Advice, Writing, First Drafts, Books News

When I fantasized about writing this book, I imagined it bursting from my fingers like sorcery. I forgot how treacherous a first draft can be. There's no room for perfection at this stage.

Read Post

Does an Author Really Need a Website? The Book Doctors Interview Annik LaFarge on How to Be a More Effective Author Online

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Author, Bloggers, Writing, Books, Self-Publishing, Annik LaFarge, Websites, Author Websites, Seo, Editing, Print on Demand, Authors, Publishing, Authorship, Blog, Book Doctors, E-Book, Search Engine Optimization, The Author Online, Books News

Annik LeFarge knows what she's talking about, so we asked her to share with us the benefits of author websites. She also shared with us her 10 ½ tips for being a more effective author online.

Read Post

Guardian First Book Award

BBC News | Paul Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Prize, Book Publishing, Writers, Copyediting, Writing, Literary Prize, Book Award, Guardian, Editing, Authors, Spelling, Maxwell Perkins, Editors, Claire Armitstead, Novelist, Books News

The shortlist of titles for the Guardian First Book award has been announced. But even before deliberations reached this stage, the prize has become t...

Read Whole Story

Thinking "Inside" the Box: How Freeloaders Can Make You a Load of Cash

Tom Grasty | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Knight News Challenge, Evernote, Stroome, Linkedin, Community, Skype, Online Video, Participitory Media, Editing, Technology, User Generated Content, Business Model, Mailchimp, Freemium, Technology News

As an internet entrepreneur, the question I'm asked most often is this: "How are you going to make money?" I tell them the plan isn't to charge for our service, and what happens next never fails.

Read Post

The Making of a Novel: Letting it Breathe

Jennie Nash | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Show Don't Tell, Editing, Creative Inspiration, Novel Writing, How to Write, Books News

Let the reader see it, and feel it. Let it unfold on the page. Let it breathe.

Read Post

Tightening Your Text!

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Superfluous Words, Writers, Linda Sivertsen, Editing, Filler Words, Arielle Ford, Books News

If you're like most writers, you overuse filler words unconsciously. Sure, they're subtle to a point, but then insidious -- the infection on your page could be raging and yet you're none the wiser.

Read Post

National Punctuation Day: Take The Huffington Post Punctuation Quiz!

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Punctuation Day Quiz, Brackets, Question Mark, Proper Grammar, National Punctuation Day 2009, Grammar, Proper Punctuation, National Punctuation Day, How to Use Punctuation, Editing, Punctuation, Punctuation Day, Essential Punctuation Quiz, Home News

Today, friends, is National Punctuation Day, "a celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used quotes, and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, a...

Read Whole Story

12 Brilliant Mashups of the Inception Trailer (VIDEO)

Jason Pollock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Internet Memes, Jason-Pollock, Viral Videos, Viral Video, Youtube Videos, Inception, Jason Pollock, Youtube, Movie Mashups, Viral, Editing, Mashups, Film, Memes, Slidepollajax, Comedy News

I think this Inception meme says two major things: 1. The Internet ROCKS! 2. The soundtrack of the Inception trailer ROCKS!

Read Post

'The Great Typo Hunt'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Advice to Writers, Word Blunders, Typos, Apostrphe Errors, Misusage, Writing, Benjamin D Herson, Words, Typo, Grammar, Comma Omissions, Editing, Word Misuse, Jeff Deck, Apostrophe, The Great Typo Hunt, Slidepollajax, Books News

Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson traveled across the U.S. for two and a half months to find and correct typos in public signage. Deck and Herson tell...

Read Whole Story

Anis Shivani: 17 Literary Journals That Might Survive the Internet (PHOTOS)

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Print Media, Social Media, Online Journals, Antioch Review, Agni, Social Networking, Print Magazines, Editing, Slidepollajax, Southern Review, Digital Publishing, Literary Journals, Books News

How are the literary journals faring amidst the rise of the Internet? Can this venerable American literary institution survive--or even thrive--despite new technologies?

Read Post

Philip K. Dick Needed A Co-Author

The Guardian | Darragh McManus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ray Bradbury, HG Wells, Aldous Huxley, Philip Dick, Editing, Science Fiction, Books, Bad Writing, Co-Author, Books News

Dick took outlandish, almost inconceivable ideas and worked them through, making them real and plausible through the strictures and structures of a fo...

Read Whole Story