Just getting your book corrected, like an English teacher would correct a paper IS NOT the equivalent of a book edit. Of course, you want your book to be as error free as possible, but there are so many other things a seasoned book editor looks out for that actually have nothing to do with right / wrong.
A seasoned editor will look for repeated words, active vs passive tense in sentences and ambiguousness is sentences. All of those sentences may have their i's dotted and t's crossed, but there is always room for improvement or clarification. An experienced book editor will help make your book better, not just correct.
For more information go to the free e-book - The Basics of Profitable Publishing
Monday, August 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
LucidLights/LucidBrake Newsletter
Greetings!
We've had reports of our newsletter not making it all the way through the email system, so we've attached a link to help: LucidLights newsletters
Thanks!
-John and EJ Craig
EJ
Email: ej.lucidlights@gmail.com
John
Email: john.lucidlights@gmail.com
Twitter: @jccraig
P.S. This morning an interesting news article abut LucidBrake appeared in the online Orlando Sentinel... http://tinyurl.com/ccm2fz
We've had reports of our newsletter not making it all the way through the email system, so we've attached a link to help: LucidLights newsletters
Thanks!
-John and EJ Craig
EJ
Email: ej.lucidlights@gmail.com
John
Email: john.lucidlights@gmail.com
Twitter: @jccraig
P.S. This morning an interesting news article abut LucidBrake appeared in the online Orlando Sentinel... http://tinyurl.com/ccm2fz
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Interview with EJ Thornton - part 1
Why do most people think most people Angel On Board was written by a man?
Angel On Board is written from a male perspective. I had to create an ambiguous pen name so you couldn't tell if I was a man or a woman - basically so the reader wouldn't pre-judge the book based on the gender of the author.
You claim to have written the Most Positive Book on the Planet. How can you make such a bold claim?
I decided to challenge myself and see if I could write a book completely in the affirmative. So, I took out all negative words like 'not' and 'no.' For instance, I changed occurrences of "Don't worry." to "Relax." I changed the book in about 2000 places... for a 288 page book, that was an extensive rewrite, but I really do love the new results and so do my readers. It was fun to do, and I'm glad I did it.
What did you learn by doing this?
I learned so much about the English language - especially how we talk to one another. I found out the word 'not' can be eliminated without very much effort. It is superfluous in many cases. The questions, "Don't you want to do that?" and "Do you want to do that?" are exactly the same except for the intent behind them. "Don't you want to do that?" is a leading question with an expected result. You have to work against the question to answer it other than with the asker's expected response. "Do you want to do that?" is a genuine question. It feels better to ask, it feels amazingly better to answer and it feels better to read.
By all reviews over the past few years, Angel On Board was well received. It even was credited with great healing. What possessed you to change something already so successful?
I just challenged myself. I practice spirituality in the Science of Mind church and they teach affirmative prayer. Writing these prayers means speaking completely in the affirmative and expressing things in terms of what you want instead of what you don't want. I decided to see if I could apply that to my
writing. I did the first chapter and I could instantly see the positive change it made to the book. I shared it with a couple of people and they agreed that it was a change for the better, so I did it to the rest of the book.
Angel On Board is written from a male perspective. I had to create an ambiguous pen name so you couldn't tell if I was a man or a woman - basically so the reader wouldn't pre-judge the book based on the gender of the author.
You claim to have written the Most Positive Book on the Planet. How can you make such a bold claim?
I decided to challenge myself and see if I could write a book completely in the affirmative. So, I took out all negative words like 'not' and 'no.' For instance, I changed occurrences of "Don't worry." to "Relax." I changed the book in about 2000 places... for a 288 page book, that was an extensive rewrite, but I really do love the new results and so do my readers. It was fun to do, and I'm glad I did it.
What did you learn by doing this?
I learned so much about the English language - especially how we talk to one another. I found out the word 'not' can be eliminated without very much effort. It is superfluous in many cases. The questions, "Don't you want to do that?" and "Do you want to do that?" are exactly the same except for the intent behind them. "Don't you want to do that?" is a leading question with an expected result. You have to work against the question to answer it other than with the asker's expected response. "Do you want to do that?" is a genuine question. It feels better to ask, it feels amazingly better to answer and it feels better to read.
By all reviews over the past few years, Angel On Board was well received. It even was credited with great healing. What possessed you to change something already so successful?
I just challenged myself. I practice spirituality in the Science of Mind church and they teach affirmative prayer. Writing these prayers means speaking completely in the affirmative and expressing things in terms of what you want instead of what you don't want. I decided to see if I could apply that to my
writing. I did the first chapter and I could instantly see the positive change it made to the book. I shared it with a couple of people and they agreed that it was a change for the better, so I did it to the rest of the book.
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