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<title>L Murdock - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<title>Self-Editing Tips and Tricks: Watch Words</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Watch Words and Watch Phrases! Every author has these - little authorial hiccups that you don't notice as you're writing, but, when compounded over hundreds of pages, become very distracting to the reader. I've seen some funny ones: "harpy," "zitty (which is not ACTUALLY a word)," and "fake butter" that jump right out at you when used over and over again, but others are sneakier. For instance, the word "know" seems pretty harmless. But when "know" shows up 392 times in a 392 page manuscript, each instance is enough to drive the reader to distraction, effectively pulling us right out of your gripping story - the last thing you want! When I edit a manuscript, I always circle or highlight the Watch Words and provide the author with a list. But you can get started and purge your manuscript of the most egregious offenders all on your own with a little internet magic!]]></description>
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<title>When Should You Seek a Freelance Editor's Help?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It might be time to seek an editor's help if: You've edited and edited and edited. Then rewrote. Then edited some more. Then queried. Then read a book on making your first pages snazzier. Then queried. Sent in a few partials. And nothing is happening.]]></description>
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<title>Manuscript Evaluation and Self-Editing: Backstory in Memoir</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It is very difficult to cut our own pasts out of our memoirs. You know that your past made you who you are today, and you probably have very strong opinions on how certain things affected you. And you want your reader to understand you as a person, so you feel that you have to include everything. Don't.]]></description>
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<title>Vetting Small and Independent Publishers - The Quick-And-Dirty Method (Plus Two Essentials)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There are thousands of small and independent publishers out there, and new ones pop up every day. If your book isn't selling to one of the big boys - or if you don't have an agent submitting your manuscript for you - an Indie publisher may provide the perfect home for your book.]]></description>
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<title>How A Freelance Editor Is Made</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time I worked as a literary agent's assistant. My job was to sort through all of the queries, picking out only the very best and most likely to be what my agent was looking for. I requested those few partials, then had to simply send rejection letters to the rest. It seems cruel, but that's all we could do - every day another batch of 50-100 queries arrived in the mail.]]></description>
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<title>Getting Your Book Published - How to Choose the Right Editor For You and Your Manuscript</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For a full-length book, you'll likely be working with an editor for at least a few weeks; I've worked with some of my writers over several years and several books. The editing and evaluation process works best and will be the most valuable to you if you can develop a friendly, easy relationship with your editor. ]]></description>
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<title>Getting Your Book Published - How to Find the Freelance Editor That's Right For You</title>
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<description><![CDATA[To land a great literary agent you MUST stand out from the pack and not give the agent, or her assistant, any reason to automatically toss your pages into the rejection pile. Some writers need editorial help to get there; some don't. If you decide to hire an independent editor to help you prepare your manuscript for submission, follow these handy guidelines for finding the editor who is right for you - and for your manuscript.]]></description>
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