A.C.E. Writers

More and more, as I meet with local writers, I get the same story. It always goes something like this… “Jan, I want to write a book. I’ve got these three chapters done, read them and tell me what you think.” “Wow, these are great. I sense a lot of emotion here. You had me [...]

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Elusive, that’s what style is to the average writer. They think they have it, they’ve considered their voice, but the mystery remains unsolved and most writers lack the sustenance to know the value of their “style.” A quality editor, however, will not only recognize style but have some basic concept of how to hold onto [...]

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Okay, the phone call I just got struck a nerve. So this prepare to publish article is a rant about writers… Oh, I do love them. Each and every writer I’ve ever met, I love them so much, I’d like to sometimes strangle them with a shoestring for their utterances. Sheesh! I can’t believe she [...]

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You’ve probably downloaded .PDF files before, using a reader called ADOBE ACROBAT, to read them. If you’ve noticed, they’re unchangable with the usual word processor. You’d have to copy/past and reformat to get the information out and change it. These are the types of files most writers use to publish an ebook, and many publishing [...]

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Publication requires many aspects of writing to be performed and completed prior to actual publication. With traditional publishers, you submit a transcript according to the publishers requirements and they do the final work of publication, if your work is accepted. If you’re going to self publish, you’ll want to do those things yourself. The preparation [...]

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You’re writers and you probably have submitted a thousand somethings to somewhere, perhaps you’ve even been published. But now you have a book. You spent your November Nanoing a 50K word book and you’ve edited until you’re out of chicken blood, your book is pretty, well manicured and has specific story lines that ring throughout [...]

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