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Advice on rewriting PhD dissertations into books; advice on sending manuscripts to scholarly publishers; how copyediting works; what to expect in the production process; explain what to do if a university press rejects your manuscript. I do NOT assess manuscripts
Experience in the area
10 years publishing experience at Addison Wesley Longman, and Cambridge University Press Australia and the United Kingdom
Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Music; Master of Arts; PhD is almost finished! I also teach in editing and publishing courses at university level, both undergraduate and graduate
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| Patty | 10/05/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Patty | 10/05/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | The headings are 18, 14, 12 What ..... |
| Don | 09/30/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Deanna | 05/11/11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
| Frances | 04/25/11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | Thanks alot, Paul. I really appreciate your ..... |
Recent Answers from Paul Watt
2011-05-09 getting critiqued:
Hi Deanna Unfortunately, all such services come with a fee, unless you have a local writing centre for emerging authors in which you can discuss each others work? You could also join an exiting writers
2011-02-09 Links in electronic books:
Hi John, to answer your question: 1. Yes, it is legal and also ethical to do this. 2. It depends upon what you use. If you talk about a topic generally, there is usually no problem with citation
2010-10-24 My mom wants to write a book:
Hi Desirai These are big questions but I'll start here: You may need to edit many times - writing a polished manuscript can take months even longer. You should edit the work as closely as possible
2010-05-31 non-exclusive agreement:
Hi Richard Yes, publishing a book elsewhere in another medium is common but it is usually the publisher who sells the rights / does the deal on your behalf - unless the product is very old and you can
2010-02-25 What's a non-exclusive publishing agreement:
Hi Andy A non-exclusive agreement is GOOD. It means you can publish elsewhere. For example, if you publish a book in hardback with this publisher, you can find another publish for a paperback edition
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