Throughout the publishing process, Beaver’s Pond Press had been threatening me with the need to compile metadata for searching. They… Read more Mystical Metadata
Category: Book Launch: LET ME IN
Copy Editors-Manuscript Markup
I had a new book title, I had the results of the developmental editor. I rewrote, refined, and reread LET… Read more Copy Editors-Manuscript Markup
Lessons from a Liberated Life/Knocking on Doors
While the developmental editor was reading my book, my project manager had been talking to Beaver’s Pond Press staff about… Read more Lessons from a Liberated Life/Knocking on Doors
The Professionals Begin: Developmental Editor Takes Charge
My project manager did the first read of the manuscript. This was late summer of 2018. Hanna was enthusiastic in… Read more The Professionals Begin: Developmental Editor Takes Charge
The Journey Begins with Step One
When there’s money flowing, things get done. In June of 2018 I began working with Beaver’s Pond Press in earnest,… Read more The Journey Begins with Step One
Traditional Career Trajectory
Up until the end of April 2018, I had been trying to take the traditional route for writers—Write, find and… Read more Traditional Career Trajectory
Retreat2Write 2018
In the spring of 2018 I was searching for retreats where I could hone my writing even more. I had… Read more Retreat2Write 2018
The New World of Adult Education
When I began my adult education, a person could say I was 18 and a college student. I didn’t necessarily… Read more The New World of Adult Education
Honing my Writing Skills
I hadn’t realized how out of practice I had become—for forty years I had squeezed out adjectives and adverbs to… Read more Honing my Writing Skills
Betas and Bookfairs
The summer of 2017 I finished the first draft of what I was referring to as LESSONS FROM A LIBERTED… Read more Betas and Bookfairs
ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES 