Category Archives: book writing

Book Marketing

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Bart Leahy

Believe it or not, I am still working on my book. Having finished the revisions and first-round edits from my ace editor, I have forwarded the draft back to her for a last going-over for copyediting. To help a friend … Continue reading →

Posted in book writing, marketing, personal, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Hey, Weren’t You Writing a Book?

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Bart Leahy

I know, I’ve been remiss about not updating all of you on the Heroic Technical Writing book. I am pleased to report that after much foot dragging and some legitimate delays, I am 62% of the way through the second round of … Continue reading →

Posted in book writing, personal, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Was That Covered by the User Agreement?

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Bart Leahy

Have you ever read that very long user agreement that appears whenever you download a piece of software? I haven’t, but I’m tempted to do so in the future. I’m appealing to the lawyers and technical writers who put those … Continue reading →

Posted in book writing, business writing, technical writing, Technology | Leave a comment

Blog Style vs. Book-Writing Style

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Bart Leahy

I’m in the process of giving my manuscript another once-over before I hand it over to my eagle-eyed editor for a serious review. This effort is mostly to make certain I didn’t miss any glaringly obvious errors and to make … Continue reading →

Posted in book writing, editing, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Selecting a Cover Designer for Your Book

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Bart Leahy

Having decided to put my book on the self-published route, I realized that I had more work to do. Before I could hand the manuscript over to my ace editor, I needed to have the cover set up and an … Continue reading →

Posted in book writing, consulting, graphics, Uncategorized | Leave a comment