Three Tips to Formatting URLs In PDFs
Most magazines are now reproduced digitally and posted online, often as a PDF file. This is a great initiative as increases reader options and lengthens the “shelf life” of the content — including the...
View ArticleHow to Format Your Book Submission
There are two main considerations for formatting your book submission: First, follow the basic criteria that almost all people agree on; failing to do this decreases your chances for success. Second,...
View ArticleWhat Does Your Formatting Say About Your Writing? The Two Spaces Dilemma
I recently read some advice for older job seekers. The article warned of things not to do in their resume and cover letter that would tip off potential employers to their age and diminish their chance...
View ArticleDid You Learn to Type on a Typewriter?
Last week, I encouraged the use of only one space to end a sentence, not two. The old convention of two spaces harkens back to the days of typewriters. Computers ushered in a new standard of only one...
View ArticleWhat Are Some of Your Editing Pet Peeves?
Things Writers Do That Irk Me Here are my editing pet peeves: Writers who don’t spell check their work. This is so easy to do. Why do they skip it? Writers who use “creative formatting” of their text,...
View ArticleWhy We Should Always Have Four Books in Our Book Pipeline
Some authors start writing their book, focus on it until completion, work to publish it, and then promote it. Then they start their next book—assuming they have an idea for one. They have one book in...
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