Pam Young's Blog, page 46
October 28, 2016
Find Your Editor
Editors not only specialize in different kinds of editing--developmental on one extreme and proof-reading on the other--but they also differ in the way they work with authors. In my limited experience (fourth book), I've had two editors for proof-reading (line editing) and they were like night and day. Continue reading →
Take 2: Help, Please? Revised Title Poll
This is #4 in the "Weird Publishing Project" series. It's time for me to choose a title. Will you help me? Continue reading →
October 16, 2016
About Naked, Drunk, and Writing
The book about memoirs that convinced me to write my own story, was Adair Lara’s book, Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay. Here's some of what I learned from her. Continue reading →
October 9, 2016
How I Wrote My Memoir
I decided to post the actual Preface from book 1 of that current project so you could see for yourself why the process of writing was so...weird. Continue reading →
October 3, 2016
10 Lessons Learned: Beta Readers
In the first post about my Weird Publishing project, I explained why it was weird and stated that I would share my journey here so authors could benefit from my success or failure and what I learned by doing it. … Continue reading →
September 28, 2016
After the Launch is Over (Guest Post)
Guest post by C. L. Ferrari, author of a recent Amazon best-seller, Enriching Your Retirement: How To Find Your Niche, Change Your Thinking, Enjoy Your Future. My launch was a month ago and I’ve continued to learn about monetizing and … Continue reading →
September 25, 2016
Weird Publishing Project: Beta Readers!
This post is about beta readers, and I'm posing as someone being interviewed, because I use them...differently. Continue reading →
