by David Colin Carr | May 27, 2013 | Editing, Uncategorized, Writing
When writers don’t understand the word processing program they are using (most use MS Word which looks simple but is, in fact, amazingly complex – too complex for the needs of most of us), they unintentionally insert their desired formatting directly into their...
by David Colin Carr | May 21, 2013 | Editing, Uncategorized, Writing
Allie Chee initiated contact with me for help improving her manuscript, a funny, savvy, and smart guide for independent women dealing with (the variety of) difficult guys in modern life’s turbulent settings. It was her way of finding out if I’m the right editor for...
by David Colin Carr | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
I hate to say it, but I observe in my teaching venues, in my self-publishing network, and among potential clients that writers give very little thought to their audience. Fiction and memoir writers especially, but also some non-fiction folks who are passionate about...
by David Colin Carr | May 7, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
My buddy – a broadcast journalist of many years who published his first book two years ago and recently uploaded five ebooks to Amazon’s Kindle store – announced that he is a writer, no longer someone wanting to be a writer or someone trying to write. That observation...