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Hudson, WI
Rob Bignell, Editor
Interests: Editing, Self-Publishing, Writing, Marketing
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Should You Format Your Book While Writing It?
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Formatting when writing to a small degree makes some sense. Many authors want to get a feel for what their book will look like in print. Or perhaps to get a “head start” while waiting for a proofreading to be completed, they start formatting. Almost invariably, though, this actually creates... Continue reading
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When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest. – Stephen King
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
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When you are describing a shape, or sound, or tint, don’t state the matter plainly, but put it in a hint. And learn to look at all things with a sort of mental squint. – Lewis Carroll
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
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When writing a novel, that’s pretty much entirely what life turns into: House burned down. Car stolen. Cat exploded. Did 1500 easy words, so all in all it was a pretty good day. – Neil Gaiman
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
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When it comes to writing, authors sometimes doubt themselves. – Judith Briles
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
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When in doubt, write it out. If that doesn’t work, you’re screwed. – Moniqua Sexton
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
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When in doubt, take it out. – Barbara DaCosta
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
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Is Your Manuscript Ready to be Self-published?
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Before making coffee in the morning, you’ve got to have grounds to put in the pot. Before grilling a steak for dinner, you need to have a thawed T-bone. Before self-publishing, you’ve got to have a completed manuscript. If you haven’t yet finished writing your novel, anthology or nonfiction book,... Continue reading
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When I’m writing, the darkness is always there. I go where the pain is. – Anne Rice
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 20, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When I’m not working, I’m not working at all, although during those periods of full stop I usually feel at loose ends with myself and have trouble sleeping. – Stephen King
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 19, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When I write something I usually think it is very important and that I am a very fine writer. – Natalia Ginzburg
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 18, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth. – Kurt Vonnegut
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 17, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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...when I write a book or a story, I...am the only one speaking, no matter how I hide behind my characters. – Junot Díaz
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 16, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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I write it [a book] because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing. – George Orwell
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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How to Upload Your Ebook Cover at KindleDP
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One you’ve created your ebook cover, the next step is to upload it. Before doing so, save the cover as a .jpg. The cover should be no more than 50 MB in size. Next, go to your Kindle Direct Publishing account. We’ll presume you’ve already started uploading your manuscript to... Continue reading
Posted Nov 14, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am going to produce a work of art.’ – George Orwell
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 13, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When I sit down at my writing desk, time seems to vanish...I think the most important thing for a writer is to be locked in a study. – Erica Jong
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When I say work I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs. – Margaret Laurence
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 11, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When I look at authors who have written too many books, I wonder to myself ‘when did they live?’ – C. JoyBell C.
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 10, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When all is said and done, I hope people will judge me by who I am, not by what I’ve written. – Jack Tate
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 9, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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When all else fails, write what your heart tells you. You can’t depend on your eyes, when your imagination is out of focus. – Mark Twain
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 8, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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Guidelines for Placing Your Book Cover's Byline
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When designing your book cover, you'll need a byline. The byline is the author’s name. Generally, the byline is in smaller type than the title and often is in the same font and color. There are plenty of exceptions to this rule, though. If you’re a big name author, the... Continue reading
Posted Nov 7, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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What matters right now are the words, one after another. Find the next word. Write it down. – Neil Gaiman
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. – Samuel Johnson
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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Whatever conflicts and problems have been explored prior – and whatever unanswered questions have been raised – the third act needs to resolve them all. – Erik Bork
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Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an era where you face heavy competition, your writing needs a second eye to give you the edge. I can provide that second eye. Continue reading
Posted Nov 4, 2023 at Inventing Reality Editing Service
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