Category Archives: organizing writing
Book Submitted!
I submitted my MS and related images to my publisher this morning. This marks 14 months of work but there is much to be done to turn a raw document into a book. Over the next several months the editor … Continue reading
Revising 60,000 Words One Paragraph at A Time
PLEASE NOTE: As my August 1, 2019 book deadline draws near, I will not be posting regularly at this site. Instead, consider following me on Instagram, from your smartphone or desktop. Handle: tgfarley https://www.instagram.com/tgfarley/ My Instagram account is fun and … Continue reading
Finishing The Book
PLEASE NOTE: As my August 1, 2019 book deadline draws near, I will not be posting as much at this site. Instead, consider following me on Instagram, from your smartphone or desktop. https://www.instagram.com/tgfarley/ My Instagram account is fun and easier … Continue reading
Revising Work From Overseas
In today’s interconnected world, editors may be asked to edit and revise the work of people for whom English is not their first language. While I am revising these writer’s efforts, I am humbled knowing I could never write in … Continue reading
Word Count Out of Control!
I’ve reached 64,000 words with many more road trips and subjects to explain before my August deadline. I can easily see the word count going to 80,000. But my contract calls for 50,000 to 60,000. There is no way my … Continue reading
Informed Delivery by The US Postal Service
Informed Delivery is a USPS service (external link) that e-mails you when letter-sized mail or packages are going to be arriving soon. I think it may be only first-class letters but any package should trigger an e-mail. Quite an interesting … Continue reading
Turning the Organizational Corner: Inside Baseball
With nine months to deadline I have turned the corner on writing my book and I can clearly see how it will finish. And that it will finish. There’s an American saying: inside baseball. It means discussing obscure details that … Continue reading
