Style Guide Wars

By Sarah Hayhurst After investing four years into a BA in Communication Arts, I was surprised by the ongoing investment of time necessary to stay current and conversant in the ever-changing style guides of CMOS vs. AP. I say “versus” because at times it...

Reasons to Be a Ghostwriter

By Ken Walker The way I see it, the leading reason to consider being a ghostwriter is similar to that for being a book editor: the legion of people who need help telling their story. After more than 20 years of ghostwriting, co-authoring, and collaborating with...

Editing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

by Karin Beery Your manuscript is your baby. When it’s time to hire an editor, you want to hire someone who’s going to take care of it. You wouldn’t trust your child with the lowest-bidding babysitter, and you shouldn’t treat your manuscript that way either. Find a...

Sing Your Song

by Christi McGuire I’m sitting here editing … another book proposal, one of my favorite things to do … and I hear a song. The song of a bird, high atop one of the massive pine trees that congregate in our back acreage. Out the window, I can see the lone bird, nestled...