by David Colin Carr | Jun 4, 2013 | Editing, Uncategorized, Writing
Last week I wrote about the editor’s nightmare of receiving a manuscript that needs to be reformatted before it can be edited. Today we’ll look at the dream: Guidelines for preparing your manuscript so your editor doesn’t have to hack her/his way through your...
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 | Feb 12, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing
Writers: Respect your reader’s mind. Who are the readers you want to reach? Who are the people likely to want to read your work? These are two very different categories—and hopefully there is some overlap, which is your real market potential – especially if they are...