In writing last week about creating your book blurb, I mentioned that having this information will come in handy when writing query letters. But perhaps you already decided to self-publish and figured you could skip that. Don’t. Finding readers (and buyers!) – whether they are acquisition editors at a traditional publisher or readers who enjoyContinueContinue reading “Finding Readers (and buyers!)”
Category Archives: Publishing
Congratulations 2
Another wonderful bit of news from an editing client – and writing friend. Julie Ranson has accepted a contract with The Wild Rose Press to publish She Danced Anyway, an historical (1920s) women’s fiction novel. In 1920s New York, Elizabeth, 22, has just graduated college — without an “m-r-s” degree, much to her mother’s dismay.ContinueContinue reading “Congratulations 2”
Congratulations
I am always pleased to help out a new author with their story. I do manuscript evaluations and developmental edits. Back in 2022, I helped out a lovely person by evaluating the manuscript of their first cozy lesbian mystery. Today, I learned that she’s gotten it picked up by a publisher and now has aContinueContinue reading “Congratulations”
Editorial Advice 2
Today’s editorial advice is for authors writing synopses. If you are planning to traditionally publish, you have to query publishers or agents to see if they’ll pick up you and your work. What agents and publishers frequently request is a synopsis. What is a synopsis? A synopsis is a full summary of your story, fromContinueContinue reading “Editorial Advice 2”
A Workbook for Writers
Spotify audio of this blog post can be heard here. This is my “making of a book” blog post… 2023 by Lara Zielinsky As the year counts down its last days, I am finalizing the layout for what I hope will be a handy guide to do-it-yourself authors in reviewing and revising the structure ofContinueContinue reading “A Workbook for Writers”
Don’t take my word for it
With the proliferation of places to self-publish your stories, there’s a lot more reading material out there to choose from. Some authors might say marketing is their secret. They know what their readers like and they know where they go to find reading material, and they buy ads to reach them. But a lot ofContinueContinue reading “Don’t take my word for it”
More authors books now available
I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating. I am a reader as well as an editor, and I do not get involved in editing stories I can’t see myself getting behind wholeheartedly. That said, many clients have published the books which I edited for them since I last updated a couple months ago. SoContinueContinue reading “More authors books now available”
Proofreading
Today is National Proofreading Day. I thought I’d talk a bit about what proofreading actually is and where it fits in the process of getting your manuscript ready for readers. Prepublication’s final step The first thing to begin to understand about proofreading is that it is the last editing step before publication. Proofreading is doneContinueContinue reading “Proofreading”
Publishing timeline
a guide for self-publishing authors who want to use editors I’ve had a number of conversations the last few weeks with authors who approach me about editing, but they have surprisingly unrealistic timetables for going from draft through editing, to publish-ready. This blog will primarily address the editing parts of the publishing process: beta readers,ContinueContinue reading “Publishing timeline”
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