Today I was issued a challenge by a gentleman who has had his book "edited" and "designed" by a publishing service. I told him that I will be able to tell immediately that his book was not professionally produced so he is sending me a copy of the book. My reply was, "I will be more than pleased to be proved wrong".
Almost invariabley, I can tell that someone has not hired their own (I hate saying their) editor and book designer. It usually shows - big time!! However, there are always exceptions to the rule. We'll see...
So, I am helping a future author with his Doctorate in Naturopathy because he needs help with the writing of the thesis, which will be a couple of years down the road. It's going to be very interesting getting back into medical terminology. Yesterday we puzzled over the different meaning of fundus and of inferior. Talk about splitting hairs on the definition... Help! I need an editor. I'm sure that there will be more comments as I struggle with minor differences.
We're busy now with our Foreign Rights program, as authors wring their hands over whether or not to sell the rights to their books. I always say they have nothing to lose and great credibility to gain. Why wouldn't you want your book published in other countries and in other languages. I always smile when I see the Polish version of my book - I think it says what I meant to say. It looks good. :-)
Stay tuned for more updates.
Denise
