Browsing Archive: June, 2011

This Week's Updates!

Posted by Amanda J. Barke on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, In : Updates

Hello Friends and Fans,

This has been an exciting week for me. I have two new YouTube videos about the business of writing. I have another video ready to upload. I will pass on the link as soon as it is live on YouTube.

“Mandy’s Crash Course Journalism” http://youtu.be/zACoP2hGk2E

“What comes next? Life after the first draft” http://youtu.be/jdSR9aLQDzE

Besides this, I have been highlighted on two blogs.

Kathy Miranda’s Blog: Happy Women Work from Home

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Mandy's Book Reviews! - Author: David Meerman Scott

Posted by Amanda J. Barke on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, In : Mandy's Book Reviews

The New Rules of Marketing & PR

By:

David Meerman Scott

When jumping into the publishing ocean, a new writer needs an industry professional to throw them a life raft. David Meerman Scott’s book The New Rules of Marketing & PR is just such a raft.

Scott writes from over two decades of experience in marketing and public relations. In the Internet’s infancy, Scott defied the established rules of marketing and began focusing on online marketing campaigns. After devel...

Mandy's Marketing Ten Commandments

Posted by Amanda J. Barke on Friday, June 10, 2011,

Mandy’s Marketing Ten Commandments

Here's a few 'marketing commandments' everyone should follow to build any business.

1. Be professional - YOU are your business even in the grocery store.
2. Never stop learning – the market is constantly changing and so should you. Welcome change and go with it.

3. Think BIG – I know it’s an overused statement, but it’s true. Think outside your comfort zone. You will never go anywhere if you don’t move. so take risks.

4. BE online – You mus...

My Novel Critiqued

Posted by Amanda J. Barke on Wednesday, June 8, 2011,

My novel was recently critiqued by a 20-yr veteran editor. This is what she had to say.

What's the difference?

Posted by Amanda J. Barke on Tuesday, June 7, 2011,

Recently, I was asked what the difference was between my professional critique service and my copy editing service. This was my reply to her. I hope it clears things up.

For a professional critique, I review the work and give my opinion on what works and what can be improved. For Proofreading, I check the spelling and punctuation. These changes I suggest with a red pencil and the author makes the corrections. And for copy editing, I not only check for proofreading errors, but I check sentence ...