Keeping House

Some updates for you as my business continues to evolve:

• My Facebook username/url has changed. Find me at facebook.com/redinkenthusiast
• www.redinkenthusiast.com is live. The address redirects to this website; it is not a separate website. In the future, that web address will become my author site and this will remain my editing and writers’ references home (to be linked to through a blog button via redinkenthusiast.com). The reason behind the change is to create brand consistency in all online presences linked to my company and to give clients an easier handle to remember than my current redinkenthusiast.wordpress.com.
• New email address for business: amanda@redinkenthusiast.com
• New pages upcoming for Humans In My House and Acephalous book 1 (these are what will eventually make up the whole of the new website). Looking for illustrators for these projects and associated marketing materials (banners, book/author cards, character plush toys).
• New tagline: Author, Editor, Red Ink Enthusiast™

Thanks for hanging in there with me! Let me know if you run into any glitches. It would be greatly appreciated.

Amanda Marsico

 

 

Join me on Pinterest

Hello, all.

Today I have just one quick thing. A collaborative Pinterest board for writers. I’m trying to foster a creative environment where pinners can save their inspiration, favorite writing tips and quotes, and links to awesome books, blogs, or author pages. It’s for hobbyists and professionals alike.

Since I’ve yet to find a way to make a board completely public, if you’d like to pin on it, I’ll have to add you by request. If you follow me on Pinterest, message me there. You can also leave a comment on the pin “Add me please!” within the “For Writers” board so that I can see your user name.

The board is still new, so if you visit and it’s empty or sparse, give it a chance. That’s why I need all of you to join me in pinning there. To find me on pinterest, search username: wordsnsounds. To find the board, view my boards and click on “For Writers.”

Thanks so much! Happy writing, and happy pinning.

Amanda Marsico

Editor, Proofreader, Red Ink Enthusiast

Self-Editing Tip #23–Taking a Step Back

Even editors need an editor sometime. AND IT’S OK. Don’t think of it as an admission of imperfection or as a sign of incapability to improve your own writing. The reality is that after working on your own project for a considerable amount of time, it becomes nearly impossible to see certain mistakes. After reading through a 300-page manuscript three times, you know what you’re trying to say. That doesn’t mean the writing makes the point so clear. It’s OK to need an outsider to say, “Hey, that section isn’t very cohesive,” or, “I don’t think you followed through with that thought.”

So, it doesn’t matter how great of an editor of other people’s work you are—you can’t always be that great editor for your own work. Yes, do your self-editing, do your grammar checks, spell checks, typo checks. Yes, try to make sure you tie up all the loose ends, the Chekhov guns and Red Herrings. But don’t get your pride hurt for realizing you need a second, third, fourth reader to make sure you’ve found all the missteps. Besides, what aspiring writer would ever turn down valuable input from the people that could one day become a paying audience?

Take a step back and enjoy what your writing has become.

P.S. It’s OK to get help.

 

Happy editing!

–Amanda Marsico

Editor, Proofreader, Red Ink Enthusiast

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