Editing

We've all heard the good news. Self-publishing is going through the roof. In fact, self-publishing was up 59 percent in 2012. Up from what you might ask? According to a new study from Bowker, the ISBN agency, 246,921 titles were self-published in 2011 compared with the 391,768 titles published in 2012.  Read more

When I first saw the #MisandryInPublishing hashtag, I assumed it was a joke. How could anyone actually believe that there is a bias against men in an industry that has historically prioritised the work of men, and paid them more for it? How?  Read more

The Man Booker winner, the diary of a junior doctor and the secret lives of cows ... Which books made their publishers proud - and which ones made them envious?

All of the editors acquiring for the five major adult trade publishers wouldn't even fill a Broadway theater, and if you asked them afterward what they thought of the show, they would probably disagree on just about everything-the quality of the work, whether it was too long or too short, whether it would run for a week or a year.  Read more

Not too long ago, self-published authors were collectively admonished about the need to invest in their work. Hiring quality editors, proofreaders, cover designers, and formatters before attempting to sell a book was the constant mantra of industry experts.  Read more