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Film Screening
Montreal International Film Festival
“America's Victoria, Remembering Victoria Woodhull Documentary” to be Screened at the the 2010 Festiv'Elles / Festival international des Femmes de Montréal
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the AfterLife
How movies and mediums see it
In a 2 part series, Victoria lynn Weston, President & Founder of MediaQuire teams up with professional mediums to discuss "spirit" and "the afterlife" as it's portrayed in film.
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Social Media
Facebook Customization
Companies, authors and filmmakers seeking to have a professional presence on Facebook can get help from MediaQuire.
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Private Properties
Historic Cannonball House
The Federal style house is historically notable for an 1813 event in a War of 1812 in which the British fleet bombarded Saint Michaels, leaving a cannonball embedded in the house.
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Charity
Angels for Foster Kids
Wish granting for foster children has become a new focus for Angels for Foster Kids organization.
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Meet Gail Kearns. MediaQuire's featured blogger. Whether you have an idea for a book or if you have just finished writing your book, Gail's knowledge and experience will be invaluable.
Why You Need a Professional Editor
No one, not even a veteran writer, should publish without having an editor. At a minimum, you need to have a professional copyeditor go through your manuscript. This is essential if you are self-publishing. And be forewarned: proofreading is not copyediting. A good copyeditor will make your manuscript sing, whereas a good proofreader will (hopefully) find all the mistakes in spelling and punctuation.
Writing and editing are two different brain functions. In fact, when I think about it, content editing and copyediting are two different brain functions. It’s the right-brain, left-brain notion. Having done both, I know this to be true.
Actually, there are a few different levels of editing and some writers may need to be informed as to what those are. I’ve written a white paper on this subject, which you can download at http://www.topressandbeyond.com/book_shepherd_services.html
Hiring an editor can be kind of like going out on a blind date. You’re hoping for that magic to happen. Apropos of this blog entry, today is Valentine’s Day and I spent part of my day with a client who says, “My creative process does not include dotting i’s and crossing t’s. I wouldn’t even consider going out into the marketplace without going to my editor. I need Gail to save my “arse.”
Sweet words, right? But true. In the end, you need a professional editor as an extra set of eyes. And “professional editor” doesn’t include your high school English teacher or your close relative who is a voracious reader. You need a professional, period. And any professional book editor will use CMS (Chicago Manual of Style) religiously.
As always, here’s to your success!
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"As an author-publisher I’m very involved with the marketing of my book and, in today’s environment, every author needs to be." Linda Dini Jenkins, author of UP AT THE VILLA, Travels with my Husband.
Got a question for Gail? Simply post your question in the comment section and each week Gail will address one or two to include in her blog.
To Press & Beyond are experts in book publishing consulting and support services who will take your book project and shepherd it through writing, editing, design & layout, printing, distribution, sales and promotion, both in trade and niche markets and on the Internet. They have worked with over 300 authors and independent publishers as far away as London, Switzerland, Egypt and Thailand.
To learn more about Gail and her company To Press and Beyond, visit ToPressandBeyond.com.
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