by Carol | May 18, 2026 | Editing and Writing, Industry Advice, Production and Publishing
Few things match the frustration of protecting a manuscript’s integrity, only to watch technology complicate the progress. I spend hours shaping the tone, pacing, and structural flow of a project, followed by the meticulous work of using my human judgment to apply The...
by Carol | May 18, 2026 | Creativity and Inspiration, Editing and Writing
At its core, a legacy memoir or autobiography is written with the primary intention of being “bequeathed” to future generations. While a standard memoir might be written to reach the general public or for commercial success, a legacy project is driven by the desire to...
by Carol | Jan 7, 2026 | Creativity and Inspiration, Editing and Writing, Industry Advice
In the buzzing digital world of content creation, a peculiar rumor has taken hold in some writing circles: the prolific use of the em dash (—) is a tell-tale sign that text has been generated or heavily edited by Artificial Intelligence. As an editor with almost three...
by Carol | Jan 1, 2018 | Industry Advice
The Book Couple (TBC) is a book-packaging boutique located in Boca Raton, FL, geared to helping new and veteran authors publish their books independently (aka self-publish) by producing professional print-ready cover and interior files of a professionally edited...
by Carol | Jan 11, 2018 | Production and Publishing
The following is a basic guide to the steps of the editorial and production process. These steps are standard in publishing, but many first-time authors may not be familiar with them. We work closely with our authors through all these steps to ensure their vision for...
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