Editing and More
Ojai Writers Conference and Workshops
Living on the far reaches of Los Angeles, I often feel that all culturally or professionally worthwhile events require me to navigate the maze of traffic-clogged freeways of the nation’s second-largest metropolis. So it’s always delightful to find events like this...
Chat with a Freelancer Interview
When I began work life as eDitmore Editorial Services 18 months ago, I had little understanding of how much the world of editorial freelancers had changed in the half decade that I had been away. Although I knew I could count on the Internet and email to help me find...
Can We All Get Along?
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...
Festival of Books and Ideas
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...
More Troubling Amazon News
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 story about "authors" who...
Fearing Amazon
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...
Social Promotion
“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...
Learning about Books by the Bay
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...
Finding My Place in a Changing World
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...
More Resolute Progress
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...