E. Mark Windle 16 February 2025. Editing is an essential part of refining a book to optimise its readability and impact prior to publication. A number of editing activities exist that have the ability to improve manuscript appeal. Each is of equal importance: Beta reading Beta reading is a read-through of the draft by oneContinue reading “Developmental Editing for Enhancing Non-Fiction Book Quality”
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The Hundred Year Hunger. Reflecting on a Work in Progress
The paradox is that the tale of Palestine from the beginning until today is a simple story of colonialism and dispossession, yet the world treats it as a multifaceted and complex story—hard to understand and even harder to solve. Ilan Pappé, On Palestine E. Mark Windle 17 December 2024 When I started out on theContinue reading “The Hundred Year Hunger. Reflecting on a Work in Progress”
October Book Release: In Other Words. Commentaries on Writing Craft, Life and Music
E. Mark Windle 4 October 2024. In Other Words. Commentaries on Writing Craft, Life and Music is a collection of short articles, opinion pieces, and industry press releases originally published in print and online between 2021 and 2024. The aim of this project is to present a sample of works on a variety of themesContinue reading “October Book Release: In Other Words. Commentaries on Writing Craft, Life and Music”
A Toast to Childhood, Spielberg, and Spanish Ladies
E. Mark Windle 15 February 2024. Reflecting on Jaws, the iconic movie that defined an era. Its literary inspiration, why today’s kids don’t get it, and what they are missing. Society has a habit of compartmentalising history. It occurs all the time where the arts are concerned. Some creative masterpieces maintain permanent legendary status, whileContinue reading “A Toast to Childhood, Spielberg, and Spanish Ladies”
Holding on to the Past. The Challenge of Preserving and Accessing Soul Music History in the Written Word
E. Mark Windle 10 November 2023 It’s been a good while since the rare soul scene was an insular subculture confined to the wilds of northern England. The word spread decades ago, with self-sufficient parallel or related scenes now well established throughout Europe, Japan, the USA and elsewhere. Other than the pull of the musicContinue reading “Holding on to the Past. The Challenge of Preserving and Accessing Soul Music History in the Written Word”
Physical to Digital to Dust. The Future of Books in Our Hands
E. Mark Windle 30 August 2023. Almost twenty years ago, a book revolution was on the horizon. The advent of Sony e-reading devices in 2006 and the more commercially impactful Amazon Kindle the following year provided a new option for accessing literature. For the consumer, the convenience of having your new or favourite reads deliveredContinue reading “Physical to Digital to Dust. The Future of Books in Our Hands”
Redressing the History Books: The Soul of Music City.
By E. Mark Windle, 20 August 2023. Regarding what’s been pretty much an obsession with writing about southern soul music since I started out over ten years ago, House of Broken Hearts: The Soul of 1960s Nashville was undertaken in an attempt to resolve one nagging omission. A fair chunk of my travels has beenContinue reading “Redressing the History Books: The Soul of Music City.”
Physical to Digital to Dust. The Future of Books in Our Hands
E. Mark Windle 8 August 2023 Almost twenty years ago, a book revolution was on the horizon. The advent of Sony e-reading devices in 2006 and the more commercially impactful Amazon Kindle the following year provided a new option for accessing literature. For the consumer, the convenience of having your new or favourite reads deliveredContinue reading “Physical to Digital to Dust. The Future of Books in Our Hands”