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DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 29 Apr 23

It took a lot of arguing with my printer this morning to get it done, but finally managed to print a copy of the manuscript for Setting Friday Free and delivered it to my primary beta reader. She's already started perusing...

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Time to get Set Friday Free prepared for my editor

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 5 Mar 23

Now that "Love, Taylor Made" and "Second Chance for First Love," my two Kindle Short Read novellas, are published, it's time to get back to my full-length Buzby Beach novel, Setting Friday Free, a ghostly love story. The story is...

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Mistake

Laura @Laurakemunto (13787) • Kenya 19 Aug 21

The media is responsible for relying information to the public. There was this incident when the media confused the name of an appointed official hence it was someone else. A young man who was all unaware just received...

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Need to Vent

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 8 Feb 18

I've been working most of the day on Scarred. Some of you may know I accidentally deleted my manuscript from my hard drive, and found the copy the editors I fired, sent back to me. I was on Facebook a few minutes ago and saw a...

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I Fired My Editors

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 29 Sep 17

I've been more than frustrated with my editors for Freedom's Cry. They said they were having some experts read it, yet they didn't read it, so they found someone else they said would read it. In all this time, since August 8, I...

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Freedom's Cry Finished and Sent

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 3 Aug 17

It took most of the day to get it finished and a final grammar check through the entire manuscript. Now it's finished and sent to my editors, so it is just a matter of time before it will be published. The last step will be to...

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Re-Work

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 17 Jul 17

I got a phone call from my editors yesterday and found that I need to re-work the end of the book. As much as I thought I had it working right, it doesn't. So I'm going over it again. Making sure it is feasible in every way....

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On the Road to Publication

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 12 Jun 17

I just finished going over Freedom's Cry. Fixed the couple things that needed fixing, most of it was already done over the phone with my friend, and sent it to my editors. I should hear back from them today and will sign the...

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My Moment of Panic

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 10 May 17

I have a couple blogs in me to write. I just haven't been around much to write them, as I work feverishly to get Freedom's Cry ready to publish. And that is where my moment of panic was a couple nights ago. I sent my editors an...

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I Haven't Left

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 8 May 17

It might seem like it because I haven't been around much in the past few days. I've been working hard on the editing and revision for Freedom's Cry. I just e-mailed my editors a change of plans regarding Manifest Destiny and...

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Oops and Progress

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 17 May 16

I knew I had a doctor's appointment this week for blood work. I couldn't remember when. When I didn't get the reminder call yesterday, I figured it was for tomorrow and called to verify only to find out it was this morning....

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Choosing An Editor

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 3 Feb 16

You've finally finished your book and now you need to get it edited. Here are some things to consider when choosing the editor: Price-How much can you afford? Will the editor take payments? Are they willing to negotiate the...

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Writers, Authors, and Publishers Fair

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 14 Nov 15

I had a wonderful day today and sold a book in the process. I only had two left from the original 35 that had been sent to me three years ago from the publisher. Enough about me. This wonderful event was held at a local...

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Bad typos and left out punctuation

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 23 Aug 11

I was reading an anthology of Star Trek short stories on my Nook. I was so shocked to see punctuation left out, left off of the end of sentences, and some really blatant typos! Whoever was the publisher/editor for that book did a...

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Where can I find editors/agents online?

sohapilee @sohapilee (14) • Philippines 21 Jul 11

I have been writing my own novels. I'm from the Philippines, but it's written in English and I'm dreaming to get it published in an American publishing company. Mostly are romance which are mixtures of chiclit and contemporary. I...

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Who died and made you editor?

Morgan Drake Eckstein @morgandrake (2136) • United States 18 Jul 09

Yesterday, I had a piece that I had written rejected because...well, I am not exactly sure. The form rejection said that it did not exhibit correct grammar, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation, which is like saying that...

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i am shopping around for a publisher and editor can anyone help me out?

mama_bear @mama_bear (1118) • Canada 19 Jun 09

so mylotters, i am in the market for a good publisher and maybe an editor. do you folks know how i can go about making this as painless as possible. i would also like someone reputable and somewhat trustworthy, tough i know but...

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About getting a book published...

Slashable @Slashable (117) • Netherlands 16 May 09

I want to get a book published, but as I explore the world of writing, editing and publishing it becomes more and more complicated. I am wondering if any of you here have experience to share. The problem for me is that I live in...

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Social Networking via HarperCollins

SpikeTheLobster @SpikeTheLobster (6399) 16 Mar 09

Just got pointed to this by a blog-buddy. www.authonomy.com - authors can chat and post their work. Editors and publishers (!!) visit, read and comment. Might be a bit of a step into the world of being published, if you're ready...

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Editors of Wikipedia: What are your frustrations with editing there?

Julie @movicont (494) • United States 4 Sep 08

I know some of you must edit Wikipedia. If so, what are some annoyances that you've had to deal with while editing Wikipedia? I've heard from a few friends about how spelling mistakes that they've corrected are quickly...

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