Rejections 2.nooooo: How to handle rejections and heavy edits

by | Aug 3, 2016

Sending out rejections  is one of the most difficult things I have to do as an editor. The hardest, I think is dealing with authors who have a bad attitude. Thank God, "divas" are few. Contrarily and unfortunately, rejections are many. But, here's...

To Be-ware or not To Be-ware: Large Publisher, Small Press

by | Apr 20, 2016

This week seems to be the week to blog about small presses, and seeing so many posts brought something to my mind. I’ve always considered Pelican Book Group to be a small press—as I’m sure most people do—but what exactly makes a small press a small press? Is it the size of its catalogue, number of employees, the benefits and drawbacks of being published by said press, or is it strictly the annual revenue generated (and is any of that good or bad)? As I pondered these things, I decided to do a comparison of what large publishers do and what this small press (Pelican Book Group) does.

The Throwaway and Overused Word List

by | Jan 19, 2015

A lot of editors have a list of words they prefer not to see at all, prefer to see as little as possible, or prefer to be spelled or used only in certain ways.  At PBG, our current list is fluid, simply because sometimes, the wrong word can be used the right...

Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing

by | Jul 29, 2014

While different editors might wince over certain areas of editing, I believe I can come up with a few items that make a less than favorable impression upon the majority: Targeting the wrong publisher: Yes, we can tell when an author hasn’t done his marketing research...

Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing

by | Jul 15, 2014

Last week, I mentioned style sheets for authors and editors. This week, I thought it would be fun to give you an exercise to determine some of the smaller details that can be included in your style sheet by offering a grammar pop quiz: In the following paragraph, I’m...

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