Lisa Silverman is a freelance book editor and works in the copyediting department at one of New York's most prestigious literary publishing houses. She has also worked as a ghostwriter and a literary agent representing both book authors and screenwriters. She foundedhttp://www.BeYourOwnEditor.com in order to provide writers with free advice on both writing and the publishing business.
Writing Tip: A Word On "That" Once in a while I am called upon to edit or proofread a manuscript that makes a particular mistake with great frequency, and I’m reminded to tell you all to avoid aforementioned mistake. Today I am helping to rescue an author who had difficulty knowing when to include or omit the ever-present ... Similar Editorial : Writing for Writing by Thanaseelan Vengadasalam. | Source : Writing A Novel
Book Review: "Reading Like A Writer," By Francine Prose It may seem like ridiculously obvious advice, but it’s one of those bits of ridiculously obvious advice that bears repeating over and over again: In order to be a great, or even good, writer, you have to read. Read a lot. And read good writing. In Francine Prose’s recent bestseller "Reading L... Similar Editorial : Book Review by Bonnie Jo Davis. | Source : Blogging Tips
Writing A Memoir: Should You Do It? With the tremendous success of such memoirs as Frank McCourt’s "Angela’s Ashes," Mary Karr’s "The Liar’s Club," and Dave Eggers’s "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," the 1990s and early 2000s saw an explosion in the genre. The boom was seen in the number of memoirs acquired by p... Similar Editorial : Writing e by Glenn Murray. | Source : Research Report Writing
Writing Tip: Why Nouns And Verbs Are Your Friends "The wearily handsome, nervous, stubble-chinned man slowly and carefully got out of bed when he heard the soft, mysterious sound of footsteps in his apartment."OR"The ex-con bolted up, rubbed his eyes and then the stubble on his chin, and crept out of bed. Those foot... Similar Editorial : About Writing by Michael LaRocca. | Source : Writing A Story
Writing A Memoir: Do It Yourself Or Hire A Ghostwriter? Some time ago, I was hired by a woman with a harrowing family story to tell. She desperately wanted to share her tale, believing that it would expose truths and help other people, but she recognized that her writing was not at a professional book author’s level. So I agreed to ghostwrite the m... Similar Editorial : Writing e by Glenn Murray. | Source : Writing A Story
Writing Tip: Active Vs. Passive Verbs "Jenny was being served her apple martini by the bartender just as the front window was shattered by a speeding Humvee, and Jenny was thrown from her stool."OR"The bartender was serving Jenny her apple martini just as a speeding Humvee shattered the front window and ... Similar Editorial : Writing e by Glenn Murray. | Source : Writing Short Stories
A Book For Writers: "Aspects Of The Novel," By E. M. Forster I’m about to tell you to read the most useful book of essays I’ve ever read about fiction--a book that dates from 1927 and refers to works by such authors as Dostoyevsky, Melville, Thomas Hardy, and D. H. Lawrence. The good news: even if you haven’t read a single work by those authors, you’ll ... Similar Editorial : A Writers Inner Battle by Grace V. Planas. | Source : Writing Short Stories
Literary Agents: Good Or Evil? (Either Way, You Need One) I spent about five years of my life as an agent, representing both screenwriters and book authors. I wasn’t a scumsucking bottom-feeder. Then again, I ultimately decided I wasn’t cut out to be an agent.Agents, especially in today’s book business, are essentially salesmen. Therefore... Similar Editorial : Cleaning Agents by rhusain. | Source : Writing Short Stories
Books For Writers: "The Chicago Manual Of Style" "The Chicago Manual of Style," now in its 15th edition, is the style bible for anyone in the book industry who works with the nitty-gritty of the words on the page: copy editors, proofreaders, indexers, book designers, etc. And it should be a part of any author’s reference library.... Similar Editorial : A Writers Inner Battle by Grace V. Planas. | Source : Writing Success
Query Letters: Ten Ways To Hook A Literary Agent During my years as a literary agent for both screenwriters and book authors, I received query letters by the thousands. Even small literary agencies are so overwhelmed by the influx that young, inexperienced interns weed through query letters from prospective authors before the agents even see... Similar Editorial : Letters of Reference by Shaun Fawcett. | Source : Writing Success
Sell Your Manuscript? Great! Now What Happens To It? (Part I) For most authors, the inner workings of a book publishing house are like the inner workings of the computer on which they wrote their manuscript: a big mystery. But if you’re lucky enough to sign a contract with a publisher, it’s in your best interest to understand the process of turning a man... Similar Editorial : Sell 100 by Hugh McFarland. | Source : Common Grammar Mistakes
Imprints: Research Your Books Market As You Write If you’re serious about getting your manuscript published, whether it’s a literary novel, a true-crime book, or a genre romance, it’s a good idea to find out who exactly might publish it. “But that’s my agent’s job,” you might say. True. But it’s also your job, and your responsibility to your ... Source : Free Writing
Nouns And Verbs Worksheets Replace adjectives with more interesting, descriptive nouns, and watch your writing become streamlined, subtly evocative, laced with intrigue, varied in word choice Oops, those are all adjective phra...... Source : writing skills uk
