From Acceptance to Publication: The Longest Year, Part 2
In Part 1, I talked about the editing and design of a new book. Now come the three “P’s” of book publishing: proofing, printing and publicity. Proofing is one of those tediously joyless tasks that requires a trained eye and a solid grasp of grammar and mechanics. It’s easy to want to just delegate the proofing to your publisher’s editorial staff. But it’s important for writers to proof…