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Free editing ‘til 2017!

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Danielle de Valera

NOW CLOSED ‘TIL CHRISTMAS-NEW YEAR WEEK, ’17 For one week only. First three writers to apply. I’m offering free editing to the first three writers who apply to have a 5,000 word sample of their work-in-progress edited. What’s the catch? … Continue reading →

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Finding an expert you can trust

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Danielle de Valera

If you’re an indie writer, these days you’re often dealing with people you’ve never met and probably never will – cover designers, interior designers, manuscript assessors, editors. I have never met the woman did the cover and the interior for … Continue reading →

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Foreword v. Preface v. Introduction

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Danielle de Valera

Last month, a client of mine asked me to edit his non-fiction book, a series of vignettes about his time in rural Australia in the 1950s and Papua New Guinea in the ‘70s. One of the first things I noticed … Continue reading →

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Who Killed Oyster?

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Danielle de Valera

Below please find reprinted this recent Smashwords blog by their CEO Mark Coker. I think it’s important. Please read on. Word came out yesterday afternoon that Oyster is “sunsetting” their business, a polite euphemism for “closing.” With the loss of … Continue reading →

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