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Four Ways to Find a Professional Editor

May 4, 2013 Mona Alvarado Frazier

123rf.comFive months ago I thought I was ready to jump in and send out query letters for a manuscript I thought I had completed. Doesn't ten revisions and your critique groups nod of approval mean your MS is ready?NO. The MS was not ready, and neither was the query letter. If I had followed my "hindsight is… Continue reading Four Ways to Find a Professional Editor

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Open Your Medicine Cabinet to Write

March 6, 2012 Mona Alvarado Frazier

I'm sure you've heard the often quoted proverb by Lao-Tzu: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." But what you may not have heard so often is the translation that results from the original Chinese quote: … Continue reading Open Your Medicine Cabinet to Write