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Journal News 2015 – Step 10 – format for print
We’re lucky. We’ve already created two journals on Createspace. Our intent is to make this next one match and improve on the last – learning from our mistakes. Continue reading Journal News 2015 – Step 10 – format for print
Me Print Pretty One Day – taken from Sheila’s talk 09/20/2015
Me Print Pretty One Day
Do you want to submit something to an agent or publisher? Do you want to self-publish your instructions on how to deal with difficult people? Or do you want to create a small booklet for your grandson as a Christmas gift? Chances are, even if none of these is you, you do want your writing to be read, by someone, sometime. If so, you want it to print prettily enough that they read the words instead of just looking at the paper. You want to “print pretty.” I’m no expert, but here are some ideas that just might help.
Continue reading Me Print Pretty One Day – taken from Sheila’s talk 09/20/2015
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Around 20 people attended September’s meeting, perhaps encouraged by the promise of a photo at the end.
We had planned for two critiques but this month, but that didn’t work out so, inspired by David Sedaris’ Me Talk Pretty One Day, Sheila gave a talk on Me Print Pretty. Notes from her talk are included below.
Journal News 2015 – Step 8 – locking, reviewing and comparing files
Do you know how to make sure you don’t lose your edits or forget what you’ve changed? I’ll need to recombine the files I receive back from multiple editors, compiling all their changes into one master file. But how will I know I’ve caught everything? (Simple answer; I won’t, but I’ll do my best.) Continue reading Journal News 2015 – Step 8 – locking, reviewing and comparing files
Journal News 2015 – Step 7 – Editor’s Check List
It’s time to send the journal out to our willing cohort of editors. But first I’ll post the editor’s checklist, so you can see what they’ll be looking for. (In many cases, they’re looking for things that I failed to fix in earlier passes, and I will send them my apologies.)
Things to check for while editing: Don’t panic about checking them all. Just get a feel for what you’re looking for, then read and enjoy, leaving comments as you go. If you’re unsure about something, just leave a comment and I’ll read it when you return the file. Continue reading Journal News 2015 – Step 7 – Editor’s Check List
Journal News 2015 – Step 6 – turning all those entries into a journal
This is where the edits slow down. We have a doc that’s formatted mostly correctly, and most of the automatic edits have been done; so now I have to read it. Actually, now I get to read it! It’s wonderful. It’s going to be a fantastic book. And I’m proud to be part of it! But while I read, here are some things I have to do besides just fixing typos and tenses. Continue reading Journal News 2015 – Step 6 – turning all those entries into a journal
Journal News 2015 – Step 5 – file cleaning
I’m still cleaning up that file – lots of details to look out for: Continue reading Journal News 2015 – Step 5 – file cleaning
Journal News 2015 – Step 4 – fixing author intent & accident
Making the document readable sounded easy, but it’s not. Each entry poses its own problems, so now I’m going through each entry, one by one, opening the original files to compare with the new, and looking for: Continue reading Journal News 2015 – Step 4 – fixing author intent & accident