by Blue Pencil Consulting | May 1, 2014 | Book Publishing, Editing, Muse 2014, Writing
Grub Street’s “Muse and the Marketplace” conference (#Muse14) begins Friday morning, May 2, in Boston, and I’ll be there bright and early! Look for updates from the event all weekend here on the blog, on Twitter (@katebluepencil) and on...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Apr 4, 2014 | Book Publishing, Manuscript Formatting
You’ve expended great effort on your manuscript, working on your own and perhaps with an editor to create great content and address such essentials as readability, clarity, style, and correct grammar and punctuation. When this is done, it’s time for the manuscript to...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Apr 4, 2014 | Book Publishing
This week I was interviewed for the “MYOB — Mind Your Own Business” program on the UR Business Network. The show was a conversation with host Rick Brutti and co-host Lindsay Poole about book writing and book publishing. We covered a variety of topics in a short...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Jul 29, 2013 | Book Publishing, Books, New England Authors Expo
If you’re in the Greater Boston area this Wednesday, July 31, stop by the New England Authors Expo and Book Sale at the Danversport Yacht Club (161 Elliott Street, Route 62, Danvers, MA), between 4 and 9 p.m. Admission is free to the public. I’ll be...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | May 3, 2013 | Book Publishing, Grub Street, Muse 2013
This vintage photo is one of my favorite reminders that the written word has been my passion from a very early age. That’s me, somewhere before age two, sharing my books and magazines with a collection of stuffed friends. Yes, I managed to place the reading materials...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Sep 18, 2012 | Book Promotion, Book Publishing, Books
“Books are no longer simply books, they are branding devices and credibility signals — not to mention the reason their authors command large speaking or consulting fees.” So says Ryan Holiday, in a column today on the Fast Company website. His point is that...
