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A Macro for Commonly Confused Words – Tech Tools for Writers
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Tech Tools for Writers. Tool of the Month. How to Automate Writing and Editing Tasks. Format an Ebook with Sigil. Tips for Editing the First Draft. Why Writers Love Scrivener (and Why Editors Will, Too! 6 Ways to Set Up Scrivener for Writing. A Macro for Commonly Confused Words. Updated July 30, 2015. Thanks to Eliza Dee for suggesting a tweak that makes this macro even better (see the comments below for details)! The macro script has been updated. To look up any words you're unsure of. Dim range As range.
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Blog - AfterWords Editorial Services
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ISBNs and Barcodes for Your Book. February 16, 2016. I’ve noticed a certain amount of angst as well as some misunderstanding of the American fee-based method for obtaining an ISBN (that 13-digit number for your book), and figuring out what the barcode does for you and where to get that to add to the back of your book. So, here’s the current truth that my research and experience have uncovered. To register an ISBN in the USA, head on over to Bowker’s Identifier Services site. Now, if you want a bunch of b...
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My Publishing Services - AfterWords Editorial Services
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I can help you directly with four different aspects of the publishing process:. For manuscript evaluation to see if you’ve got something worth pursuing as a story (fiction) or topic analysis (nonfiction), check out my Manuscript Evaluation. For developmental editing (helping with the overall structure and outline of chapters and flow of story or argument/ideas), check out my Developmental Editing. For copy or line editing and/or proofreading, check out my Copy Editing and Proofing. August 1, 2016. By Can...
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About - AfterWords Editorial Services
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I’ve edited, proofread, and indexed documentation, both in print and online, for various clients since 1995. I am now adding interior book design and manuscript evaluation to my offerings to better serve self-publishing authors. I’m also collecting my knowledge of the publishing process to provide more comprehensive guidance to self-publishing authors. I originally received my bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of New Hampshire in 1979. LJA Basic Indexing Course. August 1, 2016. A well-...
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Confessions of a Manic Expressive: March 2011
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Thursday, March 31, 2011. Beverlee Chadwicks Interview with Lloyd Hildebrand about Spurgeon, Lake, Guyon, and Other Pure Gold Classics. Is a freelance non-fiction editor for Bridge-Logos and author of "The Bridge Exhaustive Biblical References to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.". She has edited many non-fiction books for Bridge-Logos, especially in the Pure Gold Classics. Series. She is currently compiling and editing a new Charles H. Spurgeon Pure Gold Classic, Spurgeon on the Holy Spirit. I was outsi...
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SfEP membership Archives - SfEP blog
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The blog of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders. Contribute to the blog. Category Archives: SfEP membership. Why would anyone join a local SfEP group? I am a freelance editor (and researcher) involved in the SfEP Edinburgh Group. And these are some of the reasons I came up with. Do you want to meet new people and make new friends? Do you want to get out more? Do you want to improve your editorial skills? Do you want to get work? Well, who doesn’t? Do you want to make freelancing work for you? Are gr...
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Some resources for people thinking about becoming a proofreader. A proofreading blog
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Professional and Friendly Proofreading Service. Some resources for people thinking about becoming a proofreader. Posted on 1st August 2016. As a guest to get some face-to-face bespoke advice. Failing that, here's some general information that might help those of you just starting to think about whether proofreading or copy-editing is what you want to do. In 2013, I wrote a blog with five people's perspectives on how they got into publishing. The Society for Editors and Proofreaders. If you're not based i...
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active voice | Commas, Characters and Crime Scenes
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Skip to main content. Skip to primary sidebar. Skip to secondary sidebar. Commas, Characters and Crime Scenes. Copy Editing for Authors. Posted by Marcus Trower. There’s not a lot of love going around for the passive. The list of those who’ve given it a mauling includes George Orwell, Strunk and White, and Stephen King. But is it really such a bad thing to use in fiction specifically? And do the people who criticize it always know what they’re talking about? Be Your Own Copy Editor #10. Actually, to get.
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