The Writing Edge for Business Writers: 11/16/18

Nov 16, 2018 | Reading Lists

You’re a businessperson. You may not think of yourself as a writer, but you know that writing well can boost your results and your career. Naturally, you want to do better. Even though writing and storytelling and blogging and SEO aren’t your day job, you want to do them better.

You need to get the most value you can from your reading time. That’s why every week I pick the one post from the web’s multitudes that will help you get better.. This week I’m pointing you to a post on having a professional edit your manuscript.

From Joanna Penn: Mastering The 3 Stages Of Manuscript Editing

“Editing can take your manuscript from being a pile of words into a story that can move people or a non-fiction book that can change lives. It really is the secret weapon to making your book the best it can be.”

Here’s a link to my recent post titled “Writing a Book: Putting the Content to Work.”

Sources I Check Regularly

I find the posts and articles that I share with you on The Writing Edge in many places. But there are a few that provide insightful pieces again and again. Here they are.

Alliance of Independent Authors

Ann Handley

Frances Caballo

Jane Friedman

IngramSpark

Jerry Jenkins

Joel Friedlander

Joanna Penn

Kindlepreneur

Michele DeFilippo

Penny Sansevieri

Daphne Gray-Grant

Becky Robinson’s Weaving Influence