Impressive Content replaces Call of the Siren, which was first established in 2012. The Siren's blog remains. I will continue to celebrate books and writers, but Impressive Content is intended for a different purpose. I will leverage my professional editing and writing background to address a multitude of writing needs and clients: authors/novelists, marketers, higher education marcom … Continue reading Introducing ‘Impressive Content’
Category: editing
Editing is base jumping
Here is what editing a manuscript is like. Those who have done it will probably understand why I chose this video. You're welcome to share your guesses in my comments feed. Onwards, my beloved friends. https://youtu.be/kTzwvyzzfjk?t=10s
Would cutting 400 pages make it a better book?
By page 300 of Hideo Yokoyama's novel Six Four, I was getting weary. "Where's the editor?" I kept thinking. "Didn't someone have the courage to tell this guy his story isn't working? The questions of a book critic and a manuscript editor are sometimes the same ones. It was true as I prepared my review … Continue reading Would cutting 400 pages make it a better book?
Nick Owchar 
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