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"The definitive guide to starting and running a freelance editing business. You've been thinking about shifting into the world of freelance editing, but you don't know where to start. In a time when editors are seeking greater flexibility in their work arrangements and schedules, freelancing is an increasingly common career option. But deciding to go it alone means balancing the risks with the rewards. From the publisher of The Chicago Manual of Style comes The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors, the definitive guide to running your business and finding greater control and freedom in your work life. In this book, Erin Brenner-an industry leader and expert on the business of editorial freelancing-gathers everything you need to know into a single resource. Brenner has run her own successful editing business for over two decades and has helped hundreds of editors launch or improve their businesses through her teaching, blog writing, and coaching.The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors will walk you through the entire process of conceiving, launching, and working in a freelance editing business, from deciding on services and rates to choosing the best business structure to thinking through branding and marketing strategies and beyond. This book is ideal for beginning freelancers looking to get set up and land their first clients, but it's equally valuable to those who have already been freelancing, with detailed coverage of such issues as handling difficult clients and continuing professional development. You'll find a collection of advice from other successful freelance editors in this guide, as well as an extensive list of resources and tools. In the final and perhaps most important chapter, Brenner teaches you how to care for the key component of the business: yourself"--

Your insights have the power to illuminate minds and transform realities; it's time to share them with a world hungry for knowledge.In the evolving landscape of digital publishing, the power to share your story with the world has never been more accessible. Self-Publishing to Amazon KDP in 2023 is your comprehensive guide to harnessing this power, guiding you through every step of the self-publishing process. Whether you're an aspiring novelist, a seasoned expert, or somewhere in between, this book is tailored to help you succeed in today's dynamic marketplace.Inside, you'll discover:- The Evolution of Self-Publishing: A brief history and its current state in 2023, giving you the perspective needed to navigate the market confidently.- The Amazon Ecosystem: An in-depth dive into the intricacies of Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, Audible, and the opportunities they present for indie authors.- From Manuscript to Masterpiece: Step-by-step instructions on preparing, formatting, and optimizing your work for e-books, audiobooks, and print-on-demand paperbacks.- Strategic Marketing and Monetization: Learn proven strategies to make your book stand out, increase visibility, and generate sales. Explore ways to leverage the Amazon ecosystem and expand beyond its boundaries.- Cover Mastery: Uncover the secrets to identifying standout book covers and master the art of crafting your own.- Pricing Strategy: Dive deep into the strategies of determining the ideal price points to maximize your book's sales and profitabilityWith actionable lists, hacks, insider tips, and resources, Self-Publishing to Amazon KDP in 2023 is more than just a guide-it's a mentor in book form. Embark on your self-publishing journey equipped with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to turn your passion into profit.Scroll up and click Buy Now to start making passive income with books on Kdp today!

One journalist's account of a 35-year journey through the provincial newspaper industry. Working at no less than 14 weekly and daily titles during an intriguing if nomadic first quarter-of-a-century in which relationships, office politics and accommodation issues were often as significant as ability and ambition, he witnessed typewriters and typesetters being superseded by computers and emails among the many changes.Then came a decade of decline with the advent of free websites and the social media resulting in plummeting circulation figures across the board and the closure of many titles.

Ernie Pyle ranks with Richard Harding Davis, John Reed and Edward R. Murrow as one of the greatest war correspondents in American history. But he was different from all the correspondents who went before him or followed him in the combat zones of the world. While the others reported on the big picture of troop movements and massive battles, Pyle wrote about the fighting soldier and his plight on the front lines. It was said that Pyle's daily columns gave nothing more and nothing less than a worm's eye view of World War II. Richard Melzer does for Ernie Pyle what Ernie Pyle did for thousands of average G.I.s overseas: he describes Pyle's joys and struggles from Ernie's perspective, in candid, straightforward terms. The result is a focused biography, rich in detail and broad in appeal, just as Ernie would have liked it. "e;Book News"e; reported: "e;A well-written and researched slice of the famous war correspondent's peripatetic life."e; * * * * Richard Melzer is a professor of history at the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus. He is an award-winning author of many books and articles about New Mexico, including two grade school textbooks for New Mexico's 2012 centennial celebration of statehood. Sunstone Press has published three of his previous books, including "e;Buried Treasures, Famous and Unusual Gravesites in New Mexico History,"e; "e;Breakdown: How the Secret of the Atomic Bomb was Stolen during World War II,"e; and "e;When We Were Young in the West: True Stories of Childhood."e;

What is the point of publishing in the humanities? This Element provides an answer to this question. It builds on a unique set of quantitative and qualitative data to understand why humanities scholars publish. It looks at both basic characteristics such as publication numbers, formats, and perceptions, and differences of national academic settings alongside the influences of the UK's Research Excellence Framework and the German Exzellenzinitiative. The data involve a survey of more than 1,000 humanities scholars and social scientists in the UK and Germany, allowing for a comprehensive comparative study, and a series of qualitative interviews. The resulting critique provides scholars and policy makers with an accessible and critical work about the particularities of authorship and publishing in the humanities. And it gives an account of the problems and struggles of humanities scholars in their pursuit of contributing to discourse, and to be recognised with their intellectual work.

"Iconoclastic and irreverent, Stan Isaacs was part of a generation that bucked the sports establishment with a skepticism for authority, an appreciation for absurdity, and a gift for placing athletes and events within the context of their tumultuous times. Isaacs draws on his trademark wink-and-a-grin approach to tell the story of the long-ago Brooklyn that formed him and a career that placed him amidst the major sporting events of his era. Mixing reminiscences with column excerpts, Isaacs recalls antics like stealing a Brooklyn Dodgers pennant after the team moved to Los Angeles and his many writings on Paul Revere's horse. But Isaacs also reveals the crusading and humanist instincts that gave Black athletes like Muhammad Ali a rare forum to express their views and celebrated the oddball, unsung Mets over the straitlaced Yankees. Insightful and hilarious, Out of Left Field is the long-awaited memoir of the influential sportswriter and his adventures in the era of Jim Brown, Arthur Ashe, and the Amazin' Mets"--

Vital and colorful, witty and entertaining, full of the youth and vigor and optimism of the frontier, the weekly issues of St. Paul's Minnesota Pioneer from the spring of 1849 to the summer of 1852 reflect the robust personality of James M. Goodhue (1810-1852) and through him the world of the American frontier.Like most nineteenth-century newspapermen, Goodhue was part of an outspoken political and business community, and he cared little about hiding his opinions. He was the booster, praising his beloved Minnesota in extravagant metaphor; the politician, scourging his enemies with fury; the reformer, storming against evils of the day; the moralist, lecturing his readers on their ethics and manners; the city and state planner, offering practical ideas for the improvement of his city and territory; the prophet, envisioning the Minnesota of the next century; and the reporter, recording the life of the new territory. Goodhue's "piquant" personality was suited to the stormy early days of Minnesota.Woven throughout his life story are entertaining selections from Goodhue's writings in the Pioneer, the progenitor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Twenty drawings by druggist Robert O. Sweeny, who sketched Minnesota scenes in pen and ink on the backs of prescription blanks, show the Minnesota that Goodhue knew and helped shape in its first years.

Whether you want to publish your book independently or through another company, Ken Wachsberger guides you step by step to book success. With chapters on how to prepare your writing "space"finding time in a busy lifestylelabeling and organizing your digital filesfreewriting your way to a table of contentsturning your prose into poetrychoosing your platformsgetting the word outnegotiating your contractwhat you need to know about the Draft2Digital-Smashwords mergerand much more. "Wow, Ken. The teachings within your book are Great…. Thanks and God bless you."-Floyd Wickman, Hall of Fame Member of the National Speakers Association "One of the most 'user friendly' and comprehensive how-to manuals for writers seeking publication of their work…."-Midwest Book Review "Don't hire Ken! Unless you want impeccable editing skills. He's the best!"- Kathryn Dempsey, SHED HAPPENS! 7 Ways to Overcome Life's Challenges at Work & Life

"Of all the aspects of making a book, design is perhaps the most mysterious. Authors and readers surely realize that covers are designed objects that, like it or not, books are commonly judged by. But a book's interior is also the product of a designer's careful attention to such matters as where the page numbers go or how wide the margins are. Even publishing professionals-editors, agents, marketing staff-often have only the vaguest idea of how designers use type, color, space, and other elements to turn manuscripts into visually distinctive and compelling books. This is the first book that explains what designers do for the benefit of all the 'word people' involved in making (and enjoying) books. By demystifying how she and her fellow design professionals approach their tasks, Debbie Berne seeks to make authors and publishing colleagues informed partners in design decisions and to ensure the process is collaborative from start to finish. She considers self-published as well as traditionally published authors in her advice. And along the way, she offers delightful reflections on how each part of a book functions and how they ideally come together as a package for the ultimate benefit of the reader"--

Having trouble finishing your book? Maybe you're stuck in the so-called saggy middle and have no way to reach the climax. Perhaps you have the perfect story idea, but you're frozen at the prospect of writing that all-important opening sentence.It's time to mix things up and write out of order to get your creative juices flowing again.This guide will unlock the full potential of your storytelling by teaching you the techniques of non-linear fiction writing.With clear explanations and practical pointers and tools, this book will help you rethink your front-to-back writing process and:Finish more booksAchieve flowOvercome writer's blockAvoid common non-linear writing pitfallsMake writing fun again!Ready to begin?

In this WMG Writer's Guide, New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch addresses the pitfalls writers face and offers solutions to help them overcome those obstacles.

Öffentliche und wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken in Deutschland und über Deutschland hinaus gewährleisten Informations- und Meinungsfreiheit mit ihren Services zur Vermittlung von Information, Kompetenz und Wissen. Mit diesem Anspruch der Teilhabe wie auch der Nachhaltigkeit treten Bibliotheken für demokratische Werte ein, die in Deutschland im Grundgesetz verankert sind. Auf dieser Grundlage stellen sich für Bibliotheken politische Fragen und Herausforderungen, die im Rahmen ihres gesellschaftlichen Auftrags stehen. Dabei geht es um folgende Themenfelder: Mission der Bibliotheken in der Demokratie; Demokratieförderung in Bibliotheken; Politische Bildung in Bibliotheken einschl. Maßnahmen; Bildungspolitische Initiativen in Bibliotheken; Kulturpolitik in Bibliotheken. Dies gilt für Öffentliche und Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken und erklärt ihr umfassendes Aufgaben- und Leistungsspektrum, das weit über Informations- und Medienversorgung hinausgeht. Im vorliegenden Band wird die gesellschaftliche und politische Rolle von Bibliotheken aufgezeigt. Ausgehend von einer Bestimmung ihres demokratischen Auftrags geht es darum, wie Bibliotheken diese Mission aufgreifen und in ihren Service- und Veranstaltungsportfolios realisieren: Bibliotheken in der Mitte der Gesellschaft; Bibliotheken als informelle Bildungsträger; Dritte Orte - Räume der Stadtkultur; Zivile Streitkultur in Bibliotheken; True or Fake News? Angesichts zunehmender Infragestellung westlich geprägter Demokratien, wie wir es auch in Deutschland erleben, wird die Brisanz und die Notwendigkeit deutlich, dass Bibliotheken aufgrund ihrer großen Wirksamkeit in die Gesellschaft mit den in ihnen gelebten demokratischen Werte Position beziehen. Der mit vorliegendem Band gegebene Überblick vermittelt den Impact, über den Demokratie und Politik im Wirkungsfeld Öffentlicher und Wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken verfügen, indem sie sich der Gesellschaft öffnen.