by Carly Bornstein-Hayward
So, you are writing a novel. As everyone will tell you (including me), you need to have it developmentally edited. But you know what sucks? It can cost a lot of money. Not everyone has that kind of money to put into a book without the promise of a return. Trust me, I get...
by Carly Bornstein-Hayward
Pitch to Publication begins soon!
Pitch to Publication is an event going on this summer where authors get help from freelance editors, marketing gurus, and agents in order to get their manuscript published. (Hint: I am one of those freelance editors)
Here is my EXTRE...
by Carly Bornstein-Hayward
Should we judge a book by its cover? Might as well, it is too hard not to!
I find when scanning for a new or interesting book that what draws me in is the title. If the title sounds interesting or if it sounds like the type of book I enjoy I will look more closely (you...
by Carly Bornstein-Hayward
Everyone knows this fairytale story: Author self-publishes, Author becomes a bestseller, Author gets big contract with Big 5 Publisher, Author is super happy, lots of success. Sounds lovely right? Sounds too good to be true? But as the publishing industry evolves this...
by Carly Bornstein-Hayward
Since writing is such a personal act, editing becomes personal. When hiring a developmental/content editor, you need to make sure you find the right one for you. It can be difficult to navigate the sea of editors available online, so here are a few tips to help.
The fi...
by Carly Bornstein-Hayward
The future has enough room for both self-publishing and traditional publishing (plus hybrid publishing!). But self-publishing needs to refine itself in order to have staying power.
Right now Publishers are the arbiters of good literature/books. It is still, and always...
by Carly Bornstein-Hayward
You are self-publishing, so why do you need an editor? You know your book better than anyone else right? An editor will just twist it into something different, something wrong, they won’t understand it.
But that is not true at all! An editor can see things you can’t....