Posts Tagged ‘Christian Writing’
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
 Internet is a wonderful invention. Just over a decade ago writing a thesis or a dissertation involved numerous trips to the university library and sifting through book shelves, archived research papers and microfiche files.
The days of writing to authors and requesting a reprint of their research paper are long gone, as all the information you need is just a web search away. However, this poses another problem − how to find reputable and relevant information sources and how to incorporate them successfully into your thesis. It is easy to fall into a trap of including too much, making the writing less focused. As the thesis is a culmination of several years of hard work, its importance cannot be stressed enough. It is what the examiners will judge your work on, and what will remain as a permanent record of your achievements. Regardless of how helpful your supervisors are, most will not be involved in writing your thesis. Thus, with so many notes, data and files to incorporate into a cohesive unit, it is easy to get disheartened. (more…)
Tags: Christian Writing, editing, Professional Editing, professional editor
Posted in Dissertations, Thesis/Research Writing | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
 Summary: Many online editing services have poor codes of practice, making them predators, which can cost writers extra money, time, and cause them grief. FirstEditing.com provides a free editing sample so that the quality of service is clear from the onset. It also has a firm deadline, a firm price, and a satisfaction guarantee. Online predators may not offer any of these valuable services
If you have written something, you’ve poured your time, effort, energy, imagination, passions, and interests into a document. That document represents everything that you’ve put into it, and you may be nervous about putting it into the hands of an editor. You may be afraid of the criticism, perhaps you’re worried that an editor whom you’ve never met won’t value your book (more…)
Tags: Christian Writing, Editing Skills & Services, fiction editing, firstediting, Submitting for Publication, Technical Edit, Technical Editing, Writing & Publishing Books
Posted in Book Editing, Book Editors, Copy Editing, Editing Skills & Services, Fiction Editing, Technical Editing | 1 Comment »
Saturday, September 11th, 2010
 Editing, whether it is for an academic journal, a short story submission, or a non-fiction manuscript for publishing, always follows basic rules of grammar and punctuation. This blog article is the second in a series about editing skills and services, such as those that are provided to you at FirstEditing.com. This blog will help you learn the basic rules of apostrophes, and how to use them accurately in your work.
Proper grammar uses apostrophes for plurals, to show possession, and for contractions.
For plurals of letters and numbers, the apostrophe would be expressed like this:
Tanith Belbin scored four 9’s in the Olympic games. (more…)
Tags: Christian Writing, Editing Skills & Services, fiction editing, firstediting, Professional Editing, Technical Editing, Thesis Editing
Posted in Technical Editing, Technical writing, Thesis/Research Writing, Writer's Tips | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
 Technical writing is an umbrella term for numerous types of writing, including theses, dissertations, journal articles, reports, periodicals, even formal e-mails… the list goes on. But usually the author is trying to inform the audience, the writing is formal, the work non-fiction, and they follow a certain format. Everyone starts technical writing as early as elementary school, with book reports and essay plans. These days, most technical jobs (especially in engineering, science, and technology) involve some form of writing, from operations/training manuals to website pages to letters to clients; technical writing is a large area. This blog will indicate the highlights of what it is all about. (more…)
Tags: Christian Writing, Editing Skills & Services, fiction editing, professional editor, Technical Edit, writers, writing, Writing Process, writing tips
Posted in Book Editing, Book Editors, Christian Writing, Copy Editing, Editing Skills & Services, Fiction Editing, Novel Editing, Technical Editing, Technical writing | 1 Comment »
Sunday, January 4th, 2009
 So now that you’ve gone through the final edit of your manuscript, before you submit your work, you have to take a look at the formatting and ask yourself, “How does it look?”
If you are submitting it to a publisher or agent, you really have to find out their requirements and follow them to a “T.” However, if who you are submitting your work to has no specific guidelines for submission, then you’ll just want to submit the clearest, cleanest copy you can. There are many books on the market that help with formatting—everything from query letters to manuscripts. (more…)
Tags: Article Submission, Christian Publication, Christian Writing, How to Submit an Article, Journal Submission, Manuscript Submission, Professional Editing, Submitting for Publication, Submitting to a Publisher, Thesis Editing, Thesis Planning, Writing & Publishing Books
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