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The Glamorous Life of an Independent Publisher

People often imagine independent publishing as a world of elegant offices, literary conversations, and endless coffee. The reality is rather more chaotic. One moment you’re the publisher, the next you’re fixing EPUBs, answering customer emails, wrestling with accounting reports, or hunting down invisible formatting errors. It’s a juggling act—but somehow, it’s still one of the most rewarding jobs there is.

Before You Send Your Manuscript to an Editor

11 March 2026 / Author Services, Editing, Mark Posey

Typing “The End” feels like the finish line—but it’s actually the start of the next phase. Before you send your manuscript to an editor, there’s important work to do first. Let the story rest, read it again with fresh eyes, fix the obvious issues, and understand what type of editing your book really needs. The more polished your manuscript is before it reaches an editor, the more valuable—and effective—the editing process will be.