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How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise Loock

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on August 10, 2021
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Here are the show notes for the most recent episode of the Christian Publishing Show.

You can listen to this episode here.

 

There are two ways to get better at writing. One is to practice writing, so your first drafts are better. The second is to learn how to edit your first drafts into better second drafts. It is common for some beginning authors to feel like the second draft is different, rather than better. This doesn’t need to be the case, however. You can learn how to become a better self-editor. In fact, that is exactly what we are going to talk about today.

We have a special guest on the show who is going to teach you how to edit and proofread your own manuscript.

She is a general editor for Iron Stream Media, and she’s the director of PENCON, the annual conference for Christian editors and proofreaders.

Denise Loock, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show.

Links:

  • LightningEditingServices.com
  • PenConEditors.com
  • Steve Laube Post on Word Count
  • Grammarly
  • ProWritingAid
  • Perfect It
  • Christian Editor Connection
  • ChristianEditorNetwork.com
  • Types of Editing
  • Word Counts Of The Most Popular Books In The World 

Craft Book Recommendations:

  • Writing Successful Self-Help and How-To Books (Affiliate Link)
  • Made to Stick by Dan & Chip Heath (Affiliate Link)
  • Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors by Kathy Ide (Affiliate Link)
  • Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors (Affiliate Link)
  • Writer to Writer: Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing (Affiliate Link)
  • Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days (Affiliate Link)

You can listen to this episode How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise Loock on Christian Publishing Show.

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How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise Loock

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on August 10, 2021
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There are two ways to get better at writing. One is to practice writing, so your first drafts are better. The second is to learn how to edit your first drafts into better second drafts. It is common for some beginning authors to feel like the second draft is different, rather than better. This doesn’t […]
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How to Use Books to Complement Your Ministry & Increase Revenue with Crystal Daye

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on July 20, 2021
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Many times Christian writers think that once their book is published, then they can minister to people. But they have it all backwards. You can and should start ministering to and blessing people right now, and your book will be an overflow of that ministry.  We have a guest here today to talk to us […]
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A New Social Network for Authors

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on July 6, 2021
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Are you tired of getting distracted every time you log in to one of your Facebook author groups? Are you sick of feeling discouraged by the spammers and trolls who lurk in the depths of the group? Are you hesitant to trust the information shared in Facebook groups because you don’t know if it’s reliable? […]
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How to Write the Last 50 Pages of Your Book with James Scott Bell

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on June 22, 2021
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“The first page of a book sells that book. The last page sells your next book.” –– American crime novelist Mickey Spillane When you write a novel, you want your readers to be so thrilled by the ending of your story that they immediately buy your next book.  And then they tell all their friends […]
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How to Write a Bible Study with Mindy Kiker

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on June 8, 2021
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You can listen to this episode How to Write a Bible Study with Mindy Kiker on Christian Publishing Show.
Perhaps you’ve considered writing Bible studies for your local church, or maybe you’re interested in writing Bible studies for publication. How do you write Bible studies that people want to read? We have a special guest with us today who is going to share her experience in writing Bible …

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How to Write a Query Letter with Mary DeMuth

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 25, 2021
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Here are the show notes for the most recent episode of the Christian Publishing Show. You can listen to this episode here.   If you want to be traditionally published in today’s book market, you are going to need a literary agent. But you don’t just “hire” a literary agent like you would a plumber. Agents have a vetting process in which they decide if you and your book are a good fit for …

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How to Develop Patience and Endurance in Publishing with Chase Replogle

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 11, 2021
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Here are the show notes for the most recent episode of the Christian Publishing Show. You can listen to this episode here.   Many first-time authors think that all they need to do is write a book, upload it to Amazon, and voilà  Readers will come flocking.  This is not the case.  The reality is that the journey of writing and publishing a book is a long and arduous one. For most authors it …

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How to Navigate the Fragmenting of Social Media As a Christian Author with Scott Minor

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on April 27, 2021
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Here are the show notes for the most recent episode of the Christian Publishing Show. You can listen to this episode here.   This episode comes with a trigger warning. We are going to talk about social media, politics, culture, and what to do as a Christian author in a world that is growing more hostile to Christian authors. If you don’t want to hear about that today, I can recommend a great …

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How to Find a Good Critique Group with Eva Marie Everson

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on April 13, 2021
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Here are the show notes for the most recent episode of the Christian Publishing Show. You can listen to this episode here.   It is hard to read the label when you are standing inside the bottle. This is why almost all successful authors are in a writers group. Whether it was J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis sitting in an English pub talking about fantasy stories or a socially distant mastermind …

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