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Editing is an integral part of good writing. Students often ask for professional advice on how to edit their papers. Although this article mainly discusses how to edit academic writing, the suggestions below will also help you in editing books, newspaper and magazine articles, and ad copy. When editing...

A few tips on improving your writing with good editing. How to avoid common errors and pitfalls to make your book a better read. Ernest Hemingway once said that “writing is rewriting.” There is no doubt that good writing also has a lot to do with good editing. So what are some essential skills to editing...

You’ve finished writing your book, article, ad copy, or dissertation. The hardest part is over…or is it? No good writer nowadays can succeed without editing. Thus, how to self-edit your writing is essential to success. This article shares a professional editor’s tips on how to self-edit effectively without...

Summary: It’s tough to edit a PDF file. Why is that? Because PDF files were simply not made to be modified. Frequently, professional editors are asked, “How do you edit a PDF file?” The simple answer is, “You don’t.” PDF – which stands for Portable Document Format – is a format that is meant to be a...

Five Book Marketing Initiatives to Execute Before Your Publication Date by Corinne Moulder, Director of Business Development, Smith Publicity Creating a well-rounded plan for book marketing before your publication date is a critical step. Here is how you can set your book apart from millions of other...