Innovative Editing

As freedom-minded as most of us are in Princeton, unlike certain other parts of New Jersey filled with yellow-bellied crown sympathizers, we

As we discussed Tuesday, there’s really three types of traditional publishing contracts you could potentially land. There’s big-time Big 5 t

Which do you prefer? E-letters with engaging images or just plain text? This is a subject we first brought up last week in “When Using Image

On Tuesday, we got all depressing and acknowledged the reality that most published authors don’t sell a lot of books. Today, we’re going to

A couple of weeks ago, we discussed pen names, including what they were and whether they were right for you. In my case, I decided not to us

We started touching on the topic of publishing last week. But this week, we’re taking a deeper dive into one branch of it in particular… (Dr

As expected, the rest of the night is miserable. I manage to pull myself together enough to help Elizabeth with the dishes, but I’m still a

How many people play the lottery? According to a Gallup poll a few years ago, “Roughly half of Americans say they have bought a state lotter

I just learned something new the other day. Apparently, text-only e-letter or email presentations can actually work better than those includ

Everyone has a dream of doing something big. At least I sincerely hope they do. For people who enjoy biking as a hobby, perhaps they’d love

As in past posts, we’re going to try to learn another thing or two from other creative writer’s mistakes – actual or perceived. This is by r

So you say you’re ready to publish. You’ve written everything you needed to write and edited everything you needed to edit. You even asked

That’s when the kitchen door slams open with a force that has me screaming and dropping the dish in my hands. Steaming liquid splashes all o

Never forget that the world can be absolutely beautiful. But it can also be absolutely tragic. As creative writers, we have to agree with th

There are so many tools professional writers can use to enhance their copy, including adding in charts and similar graphics. While charts ar

As we said on Tuesday, there are a variety of reasons why someone might want a pen name. For example, you might like the idea of going all s

Creative writers can learn a lot from studying other subjects, from history to politics to science to business. Even dreaded mathematics, wh

In designing this week’s writing Definition about pen names, I had a song run through my head repeatedly. Released by Johnny Rivers in 1966,

“Stay back, Abigail. I swear those bloody lobsters are everywhere,” Garrett snarls, looking out the sitting room window through the heavy, f

If the title above sounds effortless, don't be fooled. I really thought about whether to use it or not. “My final draft loves me. My final d