Monthly Archive for April, 2010

7 Workshops for Vancouver-area Writers at the Write on Bowen Festival

Published on April 23, 2010, 0 Comments

Hello, writer friends.

Looking for tips on getting your book published? Wanting more people to find your blog? Seeking a sample edit of your manuscript? (You can ask Zen Editorial for a sample edit via this website, but you can also get one at the festival I’m about to mention.)

Here are just seven of the more than two-dozen workshops and… Read the rest >

Hiring a Freelance Editor: What You Might Be Asked

Published on April 14, 2010, 0 Comments

Hiring a freelance editor? Here’s what your editor will likely want to know about your project:

What sort of project is this? A manuscript (fiction, non-fiction)? Website content? Advertising copy?
How many pages does your document have (at 250 words per page)? What is the word count?
What is your deadline?
Is it in Microsoft Word? What version

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B.C. Author Attracts New York Publisher After Hiring Editor as Mentor

Published on April 6, 2010, 0 Comments

The Globe and Mail’s John Barber explains how hiring an editor led to Vancouver Island author Chevy Stevens signing a New York book deal.

In his March 27 article, Barber says Stevens learned as much as she could on her own, then hired a freelance editor to mentor her. After doing numerous rewrites in response to feedback from her editor, her… Read the rest >

How Do You Write and Publish a Book?

Published on April 1, 2010, 0 Comments

I’ve taken a number of publishing-related courses at Simon Fraser University, and each time I’ve been impressed with the quality of teachers and the comprehensiveness of the programs. Therefore, I don’t hesitate to point writers toward the SFU Summer Publishing Workshops. The new calendar is out and if you are a B.C. writer, I’m almost positive there’s something in there for… Read the rest >