Autumn 2004

• When deciding whether or not to hire a freelance editor, you owe it to yourself to distinguish fact from fallacy. . . .
  See "Freelance Editing--Facts and Fallacies"

• Our updated selection
• New Releases
  Betty Bryenton, Playing with Fire
  Raymond Smyke, The First African Diplomat
  Guy Verreault, The Bookie
• New Edition
  Michael Schell, Buyer Approved Selling

• Writers' Retreat
  An intensive retreat-style workshop on writng for publication and getting your manuscript onto the right agent's or publisher's desk.
• The 5 Secrets of Getting Published
  A one-day comprehensive workshop for emerging book authors.
• Watch this page for more information and announcements of upcoming workshops.

• From time to time, articles from the archive that have new or ongoing currency can be accessed from this page. Please check back for the latest announcement.
• This autumn's reprint, from June 2002, is "Meet Your Destiny: What Writers Should Know about Editing and Editors"
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• Links on this site are selected for the breadth and reliability of their content and for their suitability to the needs of HYGP authors and visitors. New links are introduced here. Please check back for the latest.
• BookPleasures.com
  Reviews, interviews and more--this is the editor and reviewer Norm Goldman's unique world of book reviews, author interviews, and links to information on writing, publishing, book reviewing, promotion, and many related topics . . .

• For a wide selection of upcoming writers conferences--where you can attend workshops on the business and craft of writing, network with other writers, and meet with editors and agents--search the ShawGuides, Inc. Guide to Writers Conferences and Workshops, or go to BookZone Pro's Event Calendar for various writing and publishing events, including conferences.

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December 2004