Welcome to Words by Sooz
For the last 18 months, I haven’t been able to stop reading
everything I could on self-publishing with eBooks, writers and the sites that
promote them. It has become such a unique industry full of strengths and
benefits to writers and readers.
In 2012, I vowed to become a bigger support of eBooks,
specifically by self-publishers. I intend to read more self-published items –
but not forgetting to pick up some of my favorite mainstream writers – and I’m
going to use this blog to give reviews and highlight some of my favorite
self-publishers.
I will give tips I learn along the way and general thoughts –
sometimes about sports, other times about life, but mostly about books.
But it’s not enough to simply pump out novels or short
stories for people to read. Self-publishing comes with its unique issues that
sometimes are ignored or writers simply don’t have the tools to handle.
I don’t want to read a story and click on four stars because
I’m proud of the work someone has done. Finishing a story is accomplishment,
but we should work together on ensuring the pieces are of high quality.
Being a journalist for more than a decade has taught me the
keys to self-editing, and we’re not just talking about grammar and proper
spelling. You learn how to find what is missing, if passages need to be moved
to have a better effect, structure and pacing.
These are all important.
And if writers don’t know how to do it, I want to help.
Self-publishing is a fun and exciting venture. It takes a
lot of bravery for someone to put their writing out there, especially when you
have put your heart and soul into a piece. It’s almost as though someone is
reading you, digging deep into the depths of what has made you into the person
and writer you are. You left it all out there for them.
I’ve edited articles, novels, blogs, even greeting cards. If
you’re interested in my services, shoot me an email.
In the meantime, let’s read some books and get to know each other better.
I may take you up on your offer at some point this year (if I finally stop being a chicken shit)
ReplyDeleteI got two books for Christmas ... Crush It and The Thank You Economy, both by Gary Vaynerchuk. Check them out. Maybe be something to blog about and something to help this blog.
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