July 2, 2013
The Atwater Group
Proofreading
and Copy Editing
Welcome!
Hard to believe, but half of the year is gone already!  But on the bright side, summer just officially started a few weeks ago!  I've been spending some time on weekends dealing with red - not red ink, but red paint.  We've been working on our deck - it's been expanded and then stained (Redwood) and waterproofed.  I'm looking forward to spending some time out there, reading some great manuscripts and hopefully not putting too much red ink on them!

Have a great July!

Faith Williams
The Atwater Group
Common_Mistakes

Do You Know...

It's perfectly acceptable to use one space - not two - after each sentence? Don't believe it? Check out this article. Or this one. Or even this one. Or my favorite source.
Lyrics In Manuscripts
Lyrics in Manuscripts: I've created a page on my blog to talk about using lyrics in your manuscripts.  It will be updated with new resources and blog posts on the subject, so be sure to check it out regularly for updates.
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About Faith

Leaving the corporate world behind, Faith joined the untold thousands of people who...read.  But she doesn't just read - she also corrects!  And encourages authors to find that right word or phrasing!  And leaps buildings in a single bound! (No, wait - that's Superman, right? Oh, well - I never claimed to be a superhero!) 

Featured Interview with Author Jay Korza

Let's welcome Jay Korza, author of Extinction, a sci-fi epic spanning the galaxy.  Extinction has it all: Adventure.  Lost species.  Battles.  Love.  Aliens. Secrets.  Surprises.

Thanks, Jay, for answering a few questions for us today.
1.      What were your favorite books growing up?  When I was about nine or ten my father read to me "The Lord of the Rings." When he was finished, he had me read it back to him. That story will always be special to me because of how I experienced it, but on my own I tended to gravitate more towards science fiction rather than fantasy. I enjoyed Isaac Asimov's "R. Daneel Olivaw" series but my favorite, and still is, was "Battlefield Earth" by L. Ron Hubbard.
2.      Now that you have, let’s say—some life experience, what would you tell your younger self? Eat READ MORE




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