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How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise Loock

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on August 10, 2021

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.

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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)

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How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise Loock

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on August 10, 2021

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 […]
You can listen to this episode How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise …

Category: The Writing Life

How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise Loock

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on August 10, 2021

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 […]
You can listen to this episode How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise …

Category: The Writing Life

What Goes on the Copyright Page?

By Steve Laubeon August 9, 2021

I have an odd habit born of being in this industry for four decades. Whenever I pick up a physical book, I look at the front cover, back cover, and then the copyright page. I know, it’s a rather nerdy thing to do; but you would be surprised what information can be found there and what it means. The copyright page is placed after the title page and should always be on the left-hand side …

Category: Book Business, Common Questoins, Copyright Issues, Indie, Publishing A-Z

Fun Fridays – August 6, 2021

By Steve Laubeon August 6, 2021

Take a moment to read the verses below, then watch the video. Let awe and wonder be your worship today. Our God is an awesome God. He holds the universe in His hand and yet cares for you today. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” “You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth …

Category: Fun Fridays, Inspiration

The Pressure Is Off

By Dan Balowon August 5, 2021

Last week, I wrote about the pressure on writers to write well and compelling enough to gain and keep readers. Today, I promise to take some pressure off. For Christian writers only, if you feel the pressure to affect a reader’s life rests entirely on your own ability to write well, here are some red-letter words direct from the Creator God. From the Old Testament book of Job, chapter 38, verses …

Category: Book Business, Inspiration, The Writing Life, Theology

It’s New to Them

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon August 4, 2021

The other day, I was surprised to see an ad for a book published fairly recently regarding Kitty Genovese, a woman murdered as bystanders watched in Queens, New York, in 1964. This case was so notorious for its study of human behavior (Why would witnesses fail to act?) that people have analyzed the event for decades. Most adults know the name and reference without blinking. But what about younger …

Category: Creativity, Inspiration, Pitching

Visual Marketing for Your Books

By Steve Laubeon August 2, 2021

Yesterday, August 1, was the 40th anniversary of the launch of MTV. Back in 1981 Music Television (MTV) debuted on a cable channel initially only available in New Jersey. It eventually changed the way music was consumed in the pre-Internet era. It quickly became a vital part of the music industry and worked its way into pop culture. A number of years ago, many authors began using video trailers as …

Category: Branding, Marketing, Trends

Fun Fridays – July 30, 2021

By Steve Laubeon July 30, 2021

With the Olympics happening in Japan, I thought this video would be enjoyed by all. Watch some very clever gymnasts create new feats of athleticism using hula hoops! Writers? Again, this proves that creativity can come from anywhere! (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.)

Category: Fun Fridays

Defining a Few Terms

By Bob Hostetleron July 29, 2021

Since Steve dealt with some terms in Monday’s post, we thought it appropriate to discuss some other basic ones today. When a person undertakes to write for publication—and especially when that individual starts taking webinars, attending writers conferences, and hanging out with other writer types—he or she will encounter some words and phrases that can be confusing, at least at first. So, …

Category: Book Proposals, The Writing Life, Writing Craft