The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson, Crown Publishing Author Larson is one of the most credentialed historians imaginable and has received unprecedented acclaim for this 2020 book. This is an intimate...
Within the military history genre, the best books focus not so much on strategy, tactics, logistics, or even battlefield action. No, the bestselling and most loved military history books focus on what it is to be human in the most inhuman pursuits of all—war. Below...
The Grammarly App To see if Grammarly worked for book manuscripts, I put it to the test. I took 5,000 words of an unedited novel and uploaded it to Grammarly. Separately, I edited those same 5,000 words myself the old-fashioned way—employing eyes, brain, fingers, and...
When I copy edit a manuscript, I make at least hundreds—and usually thousands—of changes to adhere to the rules of grammar, Merriam-Webster, and Chicago Manual of Style (the “bible” of the book publishing industry). By adhering to the 33 tips below, you can do a...
Traditional Publishing Is Not Dead The general consensus among aspiring authors is that any yahoo can self-publish but it’s almost impossible to sell your book to a traditional publisher. The first part is certainly true, but selling to traditional publishers is...
