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Spell Checking

By Karen Ballon July 18, 2012
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Shortly after I became a book editor, I was working on a nonfiction manuscript that focused on Mormonism. When I finished editing, I ran the spell check. Imagine my reaction when the dear spell check wanted to replace every Mormon with moron and Mormonism with Moronism!

Since those long ago days, spell check has invaded countless emails, files, and text messages. As much as we appreciate it catching our errors, we curse it for “fixing” words that didn’t need fixing. So when I came across this poem recently, I knew I wanted to share it with you.

So here, for your reading pleasure:

ODE TO MY SPELL CHECKER

Eye halve a spelling chequer

It cam with my pea sea

It plainly marques four my revue

Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word

And weight four it two say

Weather eye am wrong oar write

It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid

It nose bee fore two long

And eye can put the error rite

Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it

I am shore your pleased two no

Its letter perfect awl the weigh

My chequer tolled me sew!

 

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Category: Craft, Get Published, Grammar, Humor, KarenTag: Grammar, Humor, punctuation

News You Can Use – July 17, 2012

By Steve Laubeon July 17, 2012
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The Top 10 Things That Have to be Edited in a Non-fiction Manuscript - Written to the academic market but I think it has universal applications. Check your manuscript today for these ten things.

What is the Future of Publishing? - a well done article for "Forbes" magazine.

Behind the Scenes of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature - Michael Cunningham reveals why a winner was not chosen this …

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Category: News You Can Use, Steve

Fun Fridays – July 13, 2012

By Steve Laubeon July 13, 2012
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Cookie Monster sings "Share it Maybe!" (You guessed it, a Sesame Street parody of the Summer's biggest pop hit sensation "Call Me Maybe".)

I vote we request that Animal do his version.

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Getting Our Books Into the Hands of Readers

By Steve Laubeon July 12, 2012
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Guest blog by Debby Mayne

Our guest today is Debby Mayne, an accomplished novelist with over 30 books and novellas published since 2000! She has also publshed over 400 short stories and a slew of devotions for women. She has also worked as managing editor of a national health magazine, product information writer for HSN, a creative writing instructor for Long Ridge Writers Group, and a copy …

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Category: Book Business, Branding, Guest Post, Marketing, Writing CraftTag: Books, Marekting, readers

It’s Official – Thomas Nelson is Now Owned by HarperCollins

By Steve Laubeon July 11, 2012
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The sale of Thomas Nelson is now official.

From the press release:
“Thomas Nelson will continue to operate as an independent company with its unique editorial focus on inspirational and Christian content. Details, such as how Thomas Nelson will benefit from HarperCollins global print and digital platform, will be forthcoming.”

And if you were not aware, Zondervan Publisher is also owned by …

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Category: Book Business, Get Published, Steve, TrendsTag: Sale, Thomas Nelson

Does God Need a Makeover?

By Karen Ballon July 11, 2012
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I have had some interesting conversations over the last few weeks with several different authors about the fact that God often doesn’t do things the way we expect. In fact, there are times when God’s ways—and the ways of those He used--seem…

Strange.

Unfair.

Even--dare I say it?--wrong.

Think about it.

The person who came to work in the field just before the day ended got paid the …

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Category: Karen, TheologyTag: Theology

News You Can Use – July 10, 2012

By Steve Laubeon July 10, 2012
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Publishing on the Cloud is the Next Big Thing! – Mike Shatzkin writes yet another brilliant analysis of our industry.

Give Your Work Away for Free – Derek Webb makes an argument that “free” will end up making you money. Seth Godin used the same principle in some of his promotions. The difference is that Webb is talking about music. However, the music business and the book business are not …

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Category: News You Can Use, SteveTag: Bookstores, Get Published, Marketing

Can You Plagiarize Yourself?

By Steve Laubeon July 9, 2012
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Recently John Lehrer of “The New Yorker” was discovered to have reused past material for his articles and his bestselling book Imagine: How Creativity Works.  Here are links to the articles unveiling the controversy. From Jim Romenesko, Jacob Silverman, and Edward Champion. There has been considerable outrage and a genuine apology from John Lehrer. This incident begs the question, “Can you …

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Category: Book Business, Book Business, Career, Contracts, Writing CraftTag: plagiarism

Fun Fridays – July 6, 2012

By Steve Laubeon July 6, 2012
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Where in the World is Matt - 2012 Edition

This five minute world tour is guaranteed to make you smile. Don't skip to it, but wait for the 4:08 mark for something special.

And if you missed the original, here is the 2008 Edition:

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A Few Tips on Social Media

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 5, 2012
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This may seem like an interruption to my series on writing proposals, but it is not. I plan to address the Marketing section of a proposal in the near future. However, before writers can think about marketing in general, they need to understand social media because an author who has mastered social media will be more attractive to a publisher. They want to partner with savvy authors. Thomas …

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Category: Book Proposals, Get Published, Marketing, TamelaTag: book proposals, Social Media
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