For Editors
Braving a “Quill Flogging”
Bill Stephens - Apr 21, 2008I boxed up my ego, my pride of accomplishment, my certainty that I am a good writer, my belief that anyone who feels otherwise simply is out of touch with reality, and submitted my first chapter of Vamonos!, my second novel, to Ray Rhamey’s blog Flogging the Quill – More
Total Immersion & Time
Paul McCarthy - Feb 01, 2008Achieving total immersion in an evolving book is one of the editor’s essential goals in beginning each new stage of editing. By nature, immersion is a process that the editor engages in, to enter and live in the world of the book. That process and its goal of totality are More
Creativity: Interconnecting & Enriching
Paul McCarthy - Jan 25, 2008There are two essential activities that occur as a book is developed and edited, and they become possible after the book’s fundamental concept is established: * Interconnecting is the consideration of everything in the book as it’s been written, with the ultimate goal of establishing all the new and More
In Harmony
Paul McCarthy - Jan 18, 2008The author and editor are in harmony and at their most productive when they have a relationship of mutual respect, trust, confidence, dedication, and appreciation. Establishing and maintaining such a relationship is one of an editor’s ultimate goals because it maximizes the opportunities to assist in writing and contributing to More
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