Author Lamentations: eBook Week Sales
Many authors were disappointed by sales of their books during the 2013 "Read an eBook Week." There are at least 6 ways in which authors failed, but there is hope for next year.
View ArticleWorth Reading: Lifting the Ladder
Mercia McMahon’s essay, “Lifting the Ladder,” is well worth reading, especially if you are interested in targeting the indie author market. McMahon offers an interesting idea, writing, “Instead of...
View ArticleWorth Noting: A Great Book Deal at Smashwords
The Smashwords July Sale of indie-authored books is on.
View ArticleThinking Fiction: Where to Find Fiction Work
For freelance editors, in general, the more people in the chain between you and the author, the more dollars that are dispersed to others before you. Conversely, the more channels you draw from, the...
View ArticleThinking Fiction: Indie-Editor House Style, Part One — Establishing Parameters
Carolyn Haley Managing independence is the biggest challenge of being an independent editor who works with independent authors. There’s no rule book, no boss to tell you what to do (aside from certain...
View ArticleThinking Fiction: Indie-Editor House Style, Part Two — The Author Factor
Carolyn Haley Part One of this essay discusses the baseline of establishing an indie editor’s house style. Part Two expands to discuss examples of why, when, and how to apply house style vis-à-vis...
View ArticleThe Value (or Not) of Beta Readers
Carolyn Haley Many novelists enlist the aid of beta readers after completing the first draft of a book. A beta reader, according to Wikipedia, is: a test reader of an unreleased work of literature or...
View ArticleLazy Writing, Part 2 — Something to Combat, but Sometimes Appreciate
By Carolyn Haley For Part 1 of this article, go to https://americaneditor.wordpress.com/2019/02/15/thinking-fiction-lazy-writing-part-1-something-to-combat-but-sometimes-appreciate/ Extra padding...
View ArticleStorycraft for Novelists and Their Editors: Resources to Help Authors Get It...
By Carolyn Haley Most of the clients in my editing business are indie authors. The majority of them are “newbies” who have completed their first novels and are not sure what to do next. Without...
View ArticleThinking Fiction: Protecting an Editor’s Rights — If Any
By Carolyn Haley A subject that comes up from time to time in publishing circles is whether an editor has any copyright interest in an author’s manuscript — that is, the edited version of the...
View ArticleThinking Fiction — The Indie Editor/Author Equation, Part 1
Carolyn Haley In the business combination of independent editor and independent author, especially in the realm of fiction, both parties quickly learn that there are no rules to the game. Yes, there...
View ArticleOn the Basics: Who’s the bravest of the brave in publishing?
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, Owner An American Editor We don’t usually think of writers as brave (unless they’re investigative reporters or pioneering authors whose work puts them at risk of reprisal...
View ArticleThinking Fiction: Three Types of Indie Editing Clients
Carolyn Haley If you edit enough novels by independent authors, you’ll notice patterns in author types and ambitions. By this I mean broad patterns — which always contain exceptions — that can help...
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View ArticleThinking Fiction: Judging indie fiction contests
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