Posts Tagged ‘How to’
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
 In this internet age, where everything is available at the click of button, how do you know that what you are buying is the real deal? This applies to everything – even finding and hiring a good thesis and dissertation paper editor. Many companies are out there, saying that we have the best editors, but how do you know? Let me tell you about FirstEditing.com’s paper and dissertation editors and about why you know you are hiring the best.
Before sending your paper or dissertation away, you can do a few basics yourself to ensure that your manuscript is in good shape. Firstly – use the spellchecker; not just in Word but query any unusual words using the multitude of resources on the Internet. Secondly, ensure that all headings and page formats are consistent – you would be surprised at how many people use different fonts and sizes in their work. If you are not familiar with the referencing style you’re meant to be using (i.e., APA, MLA, Chicago, etc), websites are available that will give you the basics (more…)
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
 Write an engaging college essay to make your application stand out! A great essay could help you to pave the way to a brighter future.
Most college essay questions are designed as a way for colleges to learn more about you. So this is your chance to tell colleges about yourself. The first step to writing a successful college essay is choosing the right topic. Pick a topic that allows you to give colleges the best idea of who you are as a person. What are your interests? What are your dreams? What is important to you? These are all aspects of your personality that colleges are interested in. (more…)
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Monday, October 4th, 2010
 Editing your book after the first draft is just as important as getting the words down on paper in the first place. The first draft is a stream of thoughts from the author’s mind, and the editing process helps to reshape these into something others can understand. And knowing how to edit – with reader understanding in mind – means everything for a successful book.
But before you hire a professional editor to critically examine the work and repair the less obvious grammar or punctuation issues, personally edit your book once or twice first, bringing it through several more drafts so it reaches a stage closer to what you originally intended. (more…)
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Sunday, September 19th, 2010
 Summary: Having a copy editor review your manuscript is expensive, so you want to get the most benefit from their review. You also want to be clear as to how you would like your manuscripted edited, so that copy editor does not make major changes that will cost you time when completing your manuscript. Here are a few tips to help your copy editor be more effective.
Introduction: Copy editors have a lot of writing and editing experience that will benefit the quality of your writing. However, the experience and preferences the copy editors have may also negatively impact your manuscript because a different style manual may be used, (more…)
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Monday, September 13th, 2010
 Recently, this writer’s last blog attempted to explain dashes, and found that there was extensive research on dashes that was quite confusing. Hopefully, this secondary blog will explain dashes so that every writer will understand them better. You will recognize some of the material below, as it should be familiar from the previous blog on this topic. However, this blog has been corrected and clarified for your edification.
Em Dashes
This dash is similar to a hyphen. It is used to show a pause in a quote that is all one sentence, and it is also used to show when one sentence trails off and another begins. (more…)
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