8 Simple Rules for Curriculum Writers
… provided by Dr. Platypus. I’d add, “Have something to write.” And I’m less concerned about passives than most. (If you think the previous sentence is passive, you need to study some more.)
… provided by Dr. Platypus. I’d add, “Have something to write.” And I’m less concerned about passives than most. (If you think the previous sentence is passive, you need to study some more.)
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 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…
One of our great joys at Energion Publications is the way interactions between our authors will generate exciting new ideas. It’s in the Toolbox resulted from one of those connections between people who might not have met—except through their books. Last March we published a small study guide It’s in the Bag by Kimberly Gordon…
I’ve changed my own job function so that my main function is marketing (besides general management), rather than editing. One theme that has followed me through this change is this: A writer’s audience is critical. To write effectively, you must always consider who you’re writing to. Note that I placed a preposition at the end…
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….