by Tammy Ditmore | Sep 22, 2013 | Editing, Events, Publishing, Writing
I came to the Central Coast Writers Conference to serve on a panel of editors to help teach would-be authors a few things about writing and publishing. I hope that I did that in some small ways. But as usually happens to me in these situations, I feel like I’m the one...
by Tammy Ditmore | Sep 18, 2013 | personal reflections, Writing
This morning, it clicked. After 30 days of simply following best-practice advice, today, I finally get it. Last month, I made a personal commitment to spend five minutes each morning writing in a “gratitude journal.” I set the timer on my phone, pick up a notebook...
by Tammy Ditmore | Sep 9, 2013 | Editing
Can editors really make a difference for writers? Especially for good writers? Stephen Hawking seems to think so and has publicly given an editor much of the credit for the success of his best-selling book A Brief History of Time. In an interview published last week...
by Tammy Ditmore | Aug 27, 2013 | Editing
It’s hard to hide a typo when it’s in bright yellow paint, proving once again that everybody could use an editor at some point in their lives. I wish the crew who painted this busy intersection near my house had known about eDitmore Editorial Services. I...
by Tammy Ditmore | Aug 27, 2013 | Editing, personal reflections
I was thrilled last week to be included in Copyediting.com’s editor Q&A series. It was a great chance for me to reflect on an editing career that is now entering its fourth decade. And I am honored and humbled to participate in a series that has included some of...
