Author and copy editor C. S. Lakin talks about ways to make sure your manuscript is ready for print by suggesting some organizations that might help you prepare. Click here to play this audio clip

Author and copy editor C. S. Lakin talks about ways to make sure your manuscript is ready for print by suggesting some organizations that might help you prepare.

Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, explains how an author can find an agent. He shares the value of having a well edited manuscript rooted in craft and presented professionally.

Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, explains how an author can find an agent. He shares the value of having a well edited manuscript rooted in craft and presented professionally. Click here to play this audio clip

The publishing path you choose will determine the degree of “perfect” your manuscript should be in before submission. A fiction manuscript must be complete before you query agents or publishers, but there will be some final editing done by the publisher...

Self-editing is challenging. But when you're ready to dig into your manuscript and rework a second or third draft, self-editing can help you bring your book to a new level of greatness. Author and editor Robert Yehling shares tips for self-editing...

Self-editing is challenging. But when you're ready to dig into your manuscript and rework a second or third draft, self-editing can help you bring your book to a new level of greatness. Author and editor Robert Yehling shares tips for self-editing...

Many writers dread the manuscript editing and revision process. This is because it is tedious and lengthy. Some writers, however, love the process because it gives them the opportunity to fine tune all elements of the story and bring it to life. Author...

Widely recognized as the premier line of beginning readers, I Can Read! books are organized into color-coded levels that address every stage of reading for children. Author Diane Z. Shore had a manuscript ready that she thought could be a beginning...

Widely recognized as the premier line of beginning readers, I Can Read! books are organized into color-coded levels that address every stage of reading for children. Author Diane Z. Shore had a manuscript ready that she thought could be a beginning...