Posted on August 16th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
This excellent idea was in a recent SpeakerNet News e-newsletter (free subscription; comes each Friday and I learn something EVERY week and have for all the years I’ve been a subscriber): Tips for writers/authors – from Mary LoVerde There are two very distinct skills necessary to create an article or book: writing and editing. Just as you [...]
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Posted on February 25th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Small business owners, entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, speakers, and of course, authors, know that we need to get our writing out on the internet and in print where people can find us. And a wonderful way to learn more about how to do just that is to be part of the 30 Articles in Just 30 [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
In last week’s special tele-coaching event 30 Articles in Just 30 Days, one of the concepts that Gini Cunningham and I shared was that people need to keep their writing time (also known as composing time) separate from the time that they spend editing. The main reason for this is because such different parts of [...]
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Posted on December 31st, 2007, by Meggin McIntosh
Services offered: Just a note for those of you who need editing. I currently charge $25/hour for editing, with a minimum $25 charge for the job. I’ve been an English teacher for 20 years and also edit for the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) journal. Just send me an email if you are [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007, by Meggin McIntosh
Question: We had a discussion the other day about booklets on one of the Tier 2 calls and I was telling them about elance for editing. For your booklet, did you go through them or was that part of the package with Paulette? Asked of Billy Simms by Meggin | 12/2/07 Response (from Billy): I didn’t [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2007, by Meggin McIntosh
Additional resource: I recently was investigating the rate for editing myself. I found a resource to consider. http://www.the-efa.org/res/rates.html Posted by Kelly Eveleth | 8/5/07
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Posted on July 20th, 2007, by Meggin McIntosh
Question: I’ve been doing more writing lately and I would like to have articles published in magazines and on the internet. However, I worry sometimes that my grammar, punctuation, and other “mechanics of writing” knowledge is lacking in some areas. Should I be overly concerned about this? Before something gets published, I’ll need to have [...]
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