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Editing Options for Getting Your Manuscript into Shape

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Publishing in Public #2: FirstEditing.com. In particular, impressed me with their guide. The End. Now What? 6 Steps to Take Your Manuscript to Marketplace in 6 Weeks. Props for professionalism, promptness. The site itself looks pretty darn cheesy, particularly if you arrive there from BookBaby’s sleek website (which I highly recommend since they offer a nice discount for editing services). It’s clearly a template website with generic stock photos. That being said, the site does a dece...Within three hour...

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Publishing Archives - The Oolong Inkwell

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Author Interview: L.G. O’Connor – ‘It takes a village’. LG O’Connor is the author of the Angelorum Twelve Chronicles, an adult urban fantasy series. The first book in the series, Trinity Stones, was published in April 2014, followed by The Wanderer’s Children in December 2014. Hope’s Prelude, the prequel novella, is now available in digital format. What publishing options did you consider before choosing to partner…. Publishing in Public #3: Working with an Agent. Don’t pull the publishing trigger. The f...

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Writing Tools Archives - The Oolong Inkwell

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Don’t pull the publishing trigger. My very awesome mother-in-law just sent me an email with the following offer from Blurb: they’re partnering with NaNoWriMo. To make it easy for those intrepid souls who cross the 50K mark by November 30 to publish and sell the fruits of their labors. They’re calling it the Coffee and Quill Society, and you can sign up here. Whatever rough draft they cranked out after a 30-day writing sprint. Seek & Ye Shall Find. Guide to Literary Agents. Helping Writers Become Authors.

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Productivity Archives - The Oolong Inkwell

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Don’t wait for perfection. The other day, I was driving to the local recreational path, debating whether I would run or skate. Generally speaking, I prefer skating. Plus, as I work my way through some physical therapy, skating lets me exercise longer; my body isn’t ready to run for more than two miles or so. As I approached the…. Book Review: Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Don’t pull the publishing trigger. Whatever rough draft they cranked out after a 30-day writing sprint. Finding Your Writing Process.

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Guest Post Archives - The Oolong Inkwell

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Everyone writes — but should they? The following is a guest post from copywriting legend and bestselling author Bob Bly, reprinted from his Direct Response Letter series. My colleague Michael Stelzner recently did a podcast with a woman, AH, who wrote a forthcoming book called “Everyone Writes.”. AH is right: everyone writes. But I have always wondered whether everyone should write. And I have come to believe that they should not. Seek & Ye Shall Find. Guide to Literary Agents. What People Are Saying.

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Writing Life Archives - The Oolong Inkwell

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Author Interview: L.G. O’Connor – ‘It takes a village’. LG O’Connor is the author of the Angelorum Twelve Chronicles, an adult urban fantasy series. The first book in the series, Trinity Stones, was published in April 2014, followed by The Wanderer’s Children in December 2014. Hope’s Prelude, the prequel novella, is now available in digital format. What publishing options did you consider before choosing to partner…. Don’t wait for perfection. Book Review: Essentialism by Greg McKeown. AH is right: every...

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People Don't Naturally Choose the Ugly Thing

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8216;People don’t naturally choose the ugly thing’. I do not profess any skill in graphic design, and I will never be foolish enough to design my own book cover. But I very much appreciate beautiful design. And John McWade of. Today’s blog post from B&A magazine. Talked about early iPhone 6 photos that appeared on a tech site last Saturday, before Apple’s Tuesday rollout. The accompanying headline and caption proclaimed, “APPLE’S ANNOUNCEMENT RUINED.”. Actually competes with this…. No They don’t. Yet, th...

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The Writing Life | Don't Wait for Perfection - Oolong Inkwell

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Don’t wait for perfection. The other day, I was driving to the local recreational path, debating whether I would run or skate. Generally speaking, I prefer skating. Plus, as I work my way through some physical therapy, skating lets me exercise longer; my body isn’t ready to run for more than two miles or so. Skating conditions were not optimum. However, I don’t have nearly as many opportunities to skate as I would like. So I accepted the situation as it was and decided to make the best of it. Maybe you n...

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Interviews Archives - The Oolong Inkwell

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Author Interview: L.G. O’Connor – ‘It takes a village’. LG O’Connor is the author of the Angelorum Twelve Chronicles, an adult urban fantasy series. The first book in the series, Trinity Stones, was published in April 2014, followed by The Wanderer’s Children in December 2014. Hope’s Prelude, the prequel novella, is now available in digital format. What publishing options did you consider before choosing to partner…. Author Interview: Travis Heermann – ‘Hire a Real Editor’. Rogues of the Black Fury.