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Help for aspiring authors

www.editorial.ie Posted on March 21, 2019 by richard_adminSeptember 16, 2019

This post was written in response to a piece by Jane Ryan, an author published by Poolbeg Press in Ireland, who alerted authors to the many financial pitfalls that await aspiring authors on their route to publication, and who said … Read More

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Hiring an editor

www.editorial.ie Posted on February 20, 2019 by richard_adminJanuary 13, 2021

In my editing inbox, a typical first-time enquiry from a novice author often runs along these lines: “I’ve written a book. It’s 200,000 words long and taken me 10 years to write, on and off. I’ve sent it to agents … Read More

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What is “maid and butler” dialogue?

www.editorial.ie Posted on December 3, 2018 by richard_adminDecember 3, 2018

Maid and butler dialogue I had occasion recently, on one of the submissions to my TheOpeningLines.com website, to comment on some “Maid and Butler” dialogue that an author had used in the opening to his novel. What is “Maid and … Read More

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E-book pricing. Thoughts on value.

www.editorial.ie Posted on September 26, 2018 by richard_adminSeptember 26, 2018

I wrote a piece for the Irish Times recently on e-book pricing. The link is here. It was picked up by the Arts & Letters Daily, which is very gratifying. The full text is posted below: E-book pricing: because you’re … Read More

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Hyphens: when do I hyphenate a word?

www.editorial.ie Posted on April 15, 2018 by richard_adminApril 16, 2018

As a partner post to my earlier piece on dashes, today I’m going into hyphenation in detail: Why we hyphenate words. What guidelines exist for hyphen usage. How word structure continues to evolve around hyphens. Why do we hyphenate anything? … Read More

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