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  • I love all these tips. Ever since I discovered Text to Speech software, my editing has dramatically improved. Reading aloud was helpful, but if a computer can read it and have it sound natural, you've done something not only right, but very well.  Thanks so much for sharing this. 
  • Vivienne, I agree with using "are," but I understand the librarian's and others' thinking about "is." Editing software doesn't have all the answers (like spell-check), so it's always best to ask a real person! 
  • ...y, I went online and asked a librarian at the New York Public Library Site and the answer is "are," which I had in the first place but my editing software kept saying "is." The librari...
  • ...s important. Many authors think they don’t need an editor. Everyone needs at least some type of editor. Not having an editor is like not QA’ing a software product or not testing a drug...
  • Shelah, interesting software program. I would be worried that it would be like relying on spellcheck to catch all spelling errors. I know what you are saying about cost of all the...
  • ...000 word manuscript I splurged and spent thousands on a developmental editor, but had to pull back when it came to copy editing. I instead used a software program called, prowritingaid...
  • I'm with Kelly Hayes-Raitt.  Can you post or give us a link on how to "map" a book?  Other authors mention this but, except for Simple Mind software which is really mind "bubbles", I don't have a clue how to "map" the structure of a book.  Would be a great webinar!!  
  • ...creating the product (cumulatively, it's years) rather than the time spent pushing the "compile and export" button on a piece of e-book creation software. That said, like with any pro...
  • ...ve and multi-use  (for teaching, sharing resources, etc.). For people who want to do-it-yourself, what suggestions are out there for programs and software to build a website, preferabl...
  • I agree, social media is a marathon. I had just left a software career in 2008 when Twitter started to gain traction. To me, it was just another software app back then (2008) so I dov...