This isn’t precisely what we do here, though some of this might apply to the Areopagus series, but Neal at Literal-Minded has a post summarizing some points from a panel on publishing a scholarly paper. It brought back memories of the time in graduate school when one of my professors said of one of my papers “this should be published!” Then I discovered the peer review process and even some theological elements involved. In any case, it looks valuable to me.
There’s a good article at MLV Writes on self-publishing, titled THREE REASONS TO SELF PUBLISH (AND A BIG ONE NOT TO!). I’m linking to this here not only because we encounter many authors who are considering self publishing, but also because the first three reasons are often involved in choosing a small publisher rather than…
This was on Amazon.co.uk, as far as I can tell, but the principle would apply to Amazon.com. It is not only possible, but quite easy for someone to review anonymously. It is both courteous and ethical, of course, to identify any connection one has with the book. For example, an author or publisher reviewing his…
I’ve often commented to authors who are doing rewrites that they’re going the wrong way. In general, as an editor, I was hoping for some reduction in the word count while revising. I didn’t realize the tendency to increase the number of words is a scientifically demonstrable fact. There has been a study. And it…
I suspect many readers come to this blog to find out how to get published. I’ve written a few notes on this myself. Through Energion author David Alan Black, I found an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Things You Should Know Before Publishing a Book.” While Energion is not an academic press, and…
From Dave Black Online: 5) Being the ultimate obscurantist, I’ve been asked (as you know) to present a case for the Pauline authorship of Hebrews next month in Washington, DC. As someone who frequently espouses minority points of view, I found this statement about conformity fascinating: Although conformity generally leads individuals to think and act…
Now don’t, just don’t say anything to me about ending a sentence with a preposition. Prepositions are fine things to end a sentence with! I’m an editor, and I say so! (I also say not to use lots of exclamation marks, but we’ll ignore that for now.) So you’re writing a book. Ask yourself early….
