by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 29, 2012 | Language, personal reflections, Speech
Twenty years ago today, I brought my firstborn home from the hospital. He was barely 24 hours old and not well-adjusted to his new environment. I was in pain from a difficult delivery and not well-adjusted to my new role in life. I expected to shut the doors on the...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 22, 2012 | Editing, Language, personal reflections
Words have power. So says the new brochure for eDitmore Editorial Services. I was reminded of that phrase Saturday at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books because it is powerful to watch thousands of people browsing through hundreds of booths filled with words in...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 16, 2012 | Publishing
While still grappling with questions about Amazon’s pricing practices, today I came across even more troubling information about how the massive bookseller and epublisher is enabling publishing “knockoffs.” It’s a fascinating and troubling...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 15, 2012 | Publishing
My family loves books, and we probably own enough of them to start a small library. Because we rarely go more than a few weeks without making a book purchase, Amazon.com has been bookmarked on our computer browsers for years, and we have long enjoyed the special...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 1, 2012 | Publishing
“Content Is King” was the theme of the recent 2012 IBPA Publishing University, but social media surely played the role of crown prince. In session after session, speakers from every niche of the publishing world touted the power of social media and gave tips on how to...
by Tammy Ditmore | Mar 10, 2012 | Publishing
I left my last session of the Independent Book Publishers Association University a few hours ago, but I think I’m going to be processing the information I picked up on this trip to San Francisco for a long time. I registered for this event with more than a little...
by Tammy Ditmore | Feb 6, 2012 | Editing, Publishing
In the past year, I have spent hours researching the current state of publishing as I try to determine the future and the direction of eDitmore Editorial Services. And I think I can say with absolute certainty that no one can say with absolute certainty what...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jan 23, 2012 | personal reflections
I’m happy to report that I’ve made some progress toward my goal of meeting with colleagues in the flesh, one of three resolutions I posted on New Year’s Day (https://editmore.com/looking-to-a-new-year/looking-to-a-new-year.html). Tonight, I registered for the...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jan 15, 2012 | Editing, personal reflections
Am I an editor who writes or a writer who edits? It’s a question I have pondered frequently over a long career working with words. And one that took on new meaning in the past year as I began creating my own career path through eDitmore Editorial Services. After a...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jan 8, 2012 | personal reflections
One week into 2012, I am happy to report some progress on my previously posted New Year’s resolutions. I now have a Twitter account. And I actually had two followers before I figured out how to post my first tweet. (Just checked the AP style guidelines to determine if...
