Editing and More
To Onyx: A Gem of a Dog
Eleven years with a gem of a dog still doesn’t feel long enough.
Lifelong Impact
I don't think there are many people outside my family who made a bigger impact on my life than Charlie Marler, who passed away last week in Abilene, Texas. Decades after my last journalism class with him, I hear his voice in my ear when I write, and sometimes I still...
Two Decades of Remembering
I’ve been watching lots of 9/11 documentaries in the past few weeks, and the images are still searing, even 20 years later. Passenger jetliners plow directly into skyscrapers. Fireballs, plumes of smoke, bloodied pedestrians streaming out of the Twin Towers as...
Happy 1st Decade to Me!
Ten years ago this month, I first sat down to work under the (virtual) banner of eDitmore Editorial Services. I was excited and nervous, unsure if I would be able to sustain the effort for even ten months. But here I am in 2021, still tracking changes under that same...
Monday Night Lights
Most days I spend my work days in front of a computer, my workplace interactions limited to email or the occasional phone call. But on Monday, October 7, I'm going to be talking about editing to a real audience of writers. I'll be speaking to the Ventura County...
Working through Turbulence
Once again, Liz Dexter has done me a favor by featuring eDitmore Editorial Services in her “Small Business Chat Update” on her LibroEditing website. Hard to believe, but this is the seventh time I’ve participated in these chats, which Liz began to help small business...
Making Nonfiction Pay
I work with many authors who are new to publishing, and they frequently ask my advice about self-publishing or book distribution or marketing. So I am excited to have a new resource to recommend: The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan: The Professional Guide to...
How Do You Know Whether You Need an Editor or a Ghostwriter?
I don't often use this space just to plug another person's blog, but I read a post today that struck me as too perfect to pass up. It appeared on the Gotham Ghostwriters blog, written by Josh Bernoff, a veteran writer and business consultant. The title alone is worth...
How Do You Write an Editor?
You’ve finished your book / article / story, and you’re ready to hire an editor. You search the internet, find the names and email addresses of some promising-looking editors, and pick out a few to contact. Now what? What should you say? How do you write a message...
Celebrating Those Who Go Forth
The Fourth of July looks a little different to me this year. That’s because it’s only been a few days since my husband and I returned from eight weeks in Florence, Italy, and I’m still keenly sensitive to the differences of life in the suburbs of Southern California...