Category Archives: Editing

Happy Holidays…

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Gabriella West

Somehow, it’s mid-December. This year does feel especially Christmas-y, if only because the weather is decidedly wintry… and the sister of a school friend, whom I have not seen since I was twelve, volunteered to send me a Christmas pudding … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Personal, Writing | Tagged backlist, breaks, Christmas, Christmas Pudding, Happy Holidays, novels, Smashwords End of Year Sale, writing, Year of the Rat | Leave a comment

Beto and Pete: A Tale of Two Articles

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Gabriella West

In this election season, good journalism is important. But what happens when “good journalism” comes up against people’s uncritical adoration of a candidate? We all know the stereotype of the “hit piece.” In Janet Malcolm‘s 1990 book The Journalist and … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Health, News, Writing | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Candidates for 2020, elizabeth warren, good journalism, hit piece, Janet Malcolm, Journalism, Nathan Heller, Pete Buttigieg, politics, power, Vanity Fair, Vogue | 1 Comment

A Pride Month Update

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Gabriella West

It’s Pride Month, and I have been fairly busy on the writing and self-publishing front. First, I just put A Knight’s Tale, Books 1 & 2, my LGBT medieval historical romances, on Smashwords; they can be found here. I’ll update … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, LGBT, Personal, Self-publishing, Work/Life Balance, Writing | Tagged A Knight's Tale, Apple, Elsie Street, Fantasia Frog Designs, gay romance, Google play, historical romances, LGBT, medieval romance, premade, Return to Carlsbad, self-publishing, Smashwords, work | 1 Comment

Giving thanks for author resources

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Gabriella West

It’s that time of year, and I wanted to give thanks for the lists of author resources that are out there! I wanted to mention a few of them that feature Edit for Indies. First and foremost, I was particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged author resources, Charles Franklin, cover artists, Dan Poynter, edit for indies, indie authors, JM Madden, thanksgiving, World Literary Cafe | 1 Comment

Happy New Year

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Gabriella West

Happy New Year to readers, with a special thanks to my faithful blog subscribers! You know who you are… I’m hoping the Chinese Year of the Dragon, which starts on Jan. 23 according to my desktop calendar, will bring us … Continue reading →