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In this video, we share everything you need to know about “How to choose the best book editor.” After finishing their books or research papers, many authors are unsure about how to revise their work. Do they need editing or would proofreading be sufficient? Watch and find out. We are a family of editors and editing consultants who love to empower authors and researchers by fine-tuning your writing so you can publish confidently. We want to share in your writing's success and help create your legacy. Our staff has a fantastic array of skills, such as developmental & structural editing, academic reviews & publications, e-book formatting, proofreading, and publishing insights with proven experience. 00:11 -- How to find the best book editor for you 00:34 -- Get a neutral, unbiased professional editor 00:57 -- How do you find a good editor 01:18 -- The best way to find a good editor 01:34 -- Levels of Editing 01:41 -- Copy Editing 01:55 -- Line Editing 02:21 -- Content Editing 02:31 -- Executive Content Editing 02:48 -- Developmental Editing 03:18 -- Understand the Editing Process 03:38 -- Get an Editing Sample Link: https://publishing-power.com/ ProWritingAid - the best grammar checker, style editor, and editing ...

One of the most difficult parts of becoming a writer is copy editing. But now, it is made easier and efficient with the help of a writing tool.  In this episode, Lisa from ProWritingAid joins JoEllen as they continue with this quartet interview together with Kristina and Tara as she shares the importance of copy editing and how it should be done with the ProWritingAid tool. Highlights: [03:22] How does the ProwritingAid tool make writing easier? [05:05] What is the most common copy editing issue in writing and how does the writer fix it? [07:16] How to use reports for sharing concerns with professional editing? Link: https://publishing-power.com/ ProWritingAid - the best grammar checker, style editor, and editing ...

In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they're going to talk about Show, Don't Tell. ProWritingAid, which we love and partner with so much because they have a fantastic online platform that helps you to become a better writer and they teach you so much it's not just improving your work but you really get to learn and it's fantastic, its grammar guru style editor and of course it's just a copywriting all in one package it's like a writing mentor there. So, they have reports and different tools that we use every day with all editors as professional editors too. Learn what Show, Don't Tell means, and how it will help you to become a better self-editor so that you can improve your writing skills now. Highlights: [01:20] What does Show, Don't tell means? [01:52] The Goal of Show, Don't tell  [03:25] How does it affect the reader's experience? [06:33] Keeping my reader engaged: To be Verbs [07:07] Keeping my reader engaged: Camera Test [08:39] Keeping my reader engaged: Settings [09:54] How significant are sensory reports? [11:58] Keeping my reader engaged: Weather [12:52] How can ProWriting Aid help you in your writing? Links: https://fictionary.co/ ProWritingAid

In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they are going to talk about Readability. ProWritingAid is basically a grammar guru and style editor and copy editor and writing mentor all inside this one fantastic platform and we do use ProwritingAid every single one of our editors and our professional editing tools so we love combining and partnering with them and helping people do better self-editing so that the writing improves. Learn what Manuscript Readability is and how it can help improve your writing now. Highlights: [02:44] The Goal of Readability [03:22] The Larger Scale in Readability [04:18] How Important is Readability Score? [06:09] What kind of score should we aim for in general? [06:50] What grade level or age is most mass-market fiction written for? Links: https://fictionary.co/ ProWritingAid

In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they're going to talk about Clarity. ProWritingAid is an editing Platform and Style Editor and considered Grammar Guru, and they basically mentor you all in one package online, so they've got world-class grammar and style checking, and you can use this Platform which is a Plugin, and an extension, and a tool online, to do your basic copy editing and it's one of the professional tools we use here at First Editing when we are doing work, so the more tools you have in your bag the better off your writing is, and that's why we are cooperating and partnering with ProWritingAid to bring you more information about how to improve your Writing. Learn the ultimate goal of every writer as we go deep in Clarity and how it can help improve your writing right now. Highlights: [01:19] Why Clarity is the Ultimate Goal for Every Writer [03:17] What is Clarity? [04:17] Why is clarity the audience's focus? [06:17] Why is word choice important? [08:23] Is clarity the same for every writer? [10:55] How to achieve clarity with ProwritingAid Links: https://fictionary.co/ ProWritingAid In this episode, you will also: Get a free professional editing sample and recommendation today.Download the FREE Book Editing Handbook, "Your Editing Journey".Join our free Self-Editing School monthly live webinars.Get ProWritingAid as your online self-editing tool. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here so you get every short and helpful episode.

Your editing will be influenced by the demands of your book, where you are in the writing process, and what you want from your editor. To accomplish effectiveness and clarity, you must go through three phases in the editing process. In today's episode, JoEllen Nordstrom, founder of First Editing, will give a run-through of the levels of editing and its specific purposes. Listen to this episode now to learn about the many types of writing you'll need! Highlights: [00:25] What is structural content editing?[01:29] Structural Editing for Non-Fiction Writers[01:58] First Level: Substantive Content Editing[02:51] Second Level: Line Editing[03:47] Final Level: Copy Editing[04:15] Fourth and Final Stage: Professional Proofreading Link: https://www.firstediting.com/our-editors/joellen/

When an editor and author or writer is designing a story, it is best to consider the story arc. The story arc is essential in creating a story, most successfully published books have all followed the story arc.  In this episode, we will be discussing an important key scene in a story arc which is the Inciting Incident with Kristina Stanley of Fictionary. An author must know and be able to identify his/her inciting incident and must find ways to figure it out since it keeps the readers involve in the story that they are reading. Listen to this episode of the Story Arc Series and learn more about the Inciting Incident and its importance in a story.  Highlights: [00:17] What is a story arc and why is it important [01:18] Inciting Incident: What is it all about and its importance [02:30] Example of an Inciting Incident in Gonegirl and Twilight [04:40] How can you identify an inciting incident Links: https://www.firstediting.com/our-editors/joellen/ https://fictionary.co/

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! We know how "Story Arc" is very important in describing in our books. This podcast tells you how you can make this element memorable and how we should be using and implementing this. Discover how to use the element “Story Arc” in a story to improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Your story writing completion could mean a lot of work to be done but these professional editors can help you ease that out! Kristina and JoEllen, the master editors, are here to keep you going and they definitely would like to make your story better and exciting as it should be. Discover how professional editors can help in your fiction writing to improve your story now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! We know how "Emotional Impact" is very important in describing in our books. This podcast tells you how you can make this element memorable and how we should be using and implementing this. Discover how to use the element “Emotional Impact” in a story to improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! We know how "Location Split" is very important in describing in our books. This podcast tells you how you can make this element memorable and how we should be using and implementing this. Discover how to use the element “Location Split” in a story to improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! We know how "Weather" is very important in describing in our books. This podcast tells you how you can make this element memorable and how we should be using and implementing this. Discover how to use the element “Weather” in a story to improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Touch can do a lot for you and in helping the reader experience the story world. It can make them feel empathy for a character instill fear in the reader, it can make the character and hence the reader model for something so touch is a really powerful sense because we all fear certain physical touch and we all love certain physical touch. Right? So it's got that full spectrum of extreme emotion associated with it.  We know how touch is very important in describing in our books. This podcast tells you how you can make the 'sense of taste' memorable and how we should be using and implementing this type of sense. Discover how to use the element “Sense of Touch” in a story to improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Taste is like all of the other senses, you want to use it in a sense that's related to the plot. Use it to show emotion - it can trigger a memory, use it with lovers sharing intimate moments - just that you wanted to bring the scene alive but the main thing is to relate it to the story. We know how taste is very important in describing in our books. This podcast tells you how you can make the 'sense of taste' memorable and how we should be using and implementing this type of sense. Discover how to use the element “Sense of Taste” in a story to improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Sound creates an atmosphere, it's an element that can stimulate our minds. It feeds our imagination and it certainly brings memories to anything that we can relate to. We know how sound is very important in describing on our books. This podcast tells you how you can make the 'sense of smell' memorable and how we should be using and implementing this type of sense. Discover how to use the element “Sense of Sound” in a story to improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! We know how smell is very important in describing on our books. This podcast tells you how you can make the 'sense of smell' memorable and how we should be using and implementing this type of sense. Discover how to use the element “Sense of Smell” in a fiction story to improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

First Editing and ProWritingAid presents a new monthly series: Editing Tools & Techniques—the monthly series that helps you evaluate editing tools and techniques. This month, discover why clarity should be the ultimate goal of every writer. You'll also learn what clarity IS and what clarity ISN'T, as well as techniques for achieving clarity during your editing process. We will be answering the following questions that you have on Clarity: What is clarity? Why is clarity so important for a writer? Is clarity the same for every writer? How do I achieve clarity? In this episode, you will also: • Get a free professional editing sample and recommendation today: https://swiy.io/2u_Y • Download the FREE Book Editing Handbook, "Your Editing Journey": https://swiy.io/2ffP • Join our free Self-Editing School monthly live webinars: https://swiy.io/2u_d • Get ProWritingAid as your online self-editing tool: https://swiy.io/2u_i Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here so you get every short and helpful episode (https://swiy.io/2u_k) and subscribe to our Publishing Power Podcast channel to download the audio version of all the episodes (https://swiy.io/2u_l).

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Watch a film without props or a backdrop, and you'd probably get confused or bored. You'd be watching actors on an empty stage, which would make it harder to believe what they're trying to portray. Is your client using objects effectively?  Discover how to use the element "Objects" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! The quicker the reader catches on to the timing, the quicker they’ll be drawn into the scene.  Discover how to use the element "Timing" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Timing-with-Kristina-Stanley Don't forget to subscribe!

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! An action scene is where something happens, mostly written via movement and dialogue. A sequel scene is where a character reacts to events in the action scene. Discover how to use the element "Action Scenes" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  Watch the video here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! The scene must have an arc. Just like the novel, it will have a beginning, middle, and end. Check what happens in the middle that drives the plot forward, develops characters, or creates tension. Discover how to use the element "Scene Middle" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Scene-Middle-with-Kristina-Stanley

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! A flashback takes the reader from the current time to a previous time. This usually happens quickly, and then they are returned to the present. A flashback is written as an active scene. Discover how to use the element "Flashbacks" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now. PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Flashbacks-with-Kristina-Stanley Or download the audio version here: https://publishing-power.com/Flashbacks-with-Kristina-Stanley

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Backstory is the story that happens before the novel begins. Sometimes during the story, the reader needs to be informed of something that happened earlier in the life of a character. The biggest risk with backstory is offering too much too soon. Discover how to use the element "Backstory Different From Revelation" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can watch the full episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Whenever a character learns new information, they should make a decision or change their course of action. Discover how to use the element "Revelation" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Revelation-with-Kristina-Stanley

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! To build a series of intense moments and make readers feel they are living the experience, there must be tension in every scene. While conflict is the action that is actually happening in a scene. A physical fight, an argument, a battle to win a race. Conflict keeps readers engaged in the story.  Discover how to use the element "Tension vs Conflict" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Tension-vs-Conflict-with-Kristina-Stanley

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Grabbing the reader’s attention with a great scene hook will keep them reading the story. Evaluate each scene opening and determine if there is an entry hook.  Leave the reader wanting more—and they'll start the next chapter! Evaluate the ending of each scene and determine if there is an exit hook.  Discover how to use the element "Entry and Exit Hooks" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  Watch the video here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Leaving a reader adrift is never a good idea. The start of a new scene means the POV has changed, the setting has changed, or the time has changed, hence every scene must be anchored in POV, setting, and time. Discover how to use the element "How Anchor a Scene" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can watch the video here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! There must always be a reason why any given scene exists in the story. A scene without a purpose will distract the reader from the main story. It may even bore the reader. If a scene doesn't drive the story forward, then ask why it’s in the novel. Your client may need to revise or cut the scene. Discover how to use the element "Purpose of a Scene" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  https://firstediting.com/Purpose-of-a-Scene-with-Kristina-Stanley

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Having a scene name will help you determine the purpose of the scene and quickly find scenes you want to work on. Discover how to use the element of Scene Name in a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

Having a scene name will help you determine the purpose of the scene and quickly find scenes you want to work on. Discover how to use the element of Naming a Scene in a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. You can also watch it here: https://firstediting.com/Naming-a-Scene-with-Kristina-Stanley

Check each scene and determine if the characters in the scene are in motion. If the characters are not in motion, recommend revising the scene with motion to add depth to the reader experience. Discover how to use the Characters in Motion of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. Learn more here: https://firstediting.com/Characters-in-Motion-with-Kristina-Stanley

Knowing what the Point of View character learns in the scene will help you evaluate the character arc and plot choices. Discover how to use the POV Knowledge Gained of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. Watch it here: https://firstediting.com/POV-Knowledge-Gained-with-Kristina-Stanley

It’s impossible to keep track of the emotional arc of a character without knowing how each scene affects that character. As the editor, you’ll check if the scene had a positive or negative impact on the character. Discover how to use the Scene Impact on POV Character of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. Watch it here: https://firstediting.com/Scene-Impact-on-POV-Character-with-Kristina-Stanley

If there is nothing at stake, then the goal is not strong enough and there won't be tension in the scene. Your client may not have thought this deeply about each scene, and you may trigger their imagination by asking what happens if the POV fails at achieving their goal. Discover how to use the What if the Goal Fails of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. Watch it here: https://firstediting.com/What-if-the-Goal-Fails-with-Kristina-Stanley

Linking the goal to the plot will make characters believable. This element enables you to recommend where your client can trim or intensify scenes. Discover how to use the Goal Related to Plot of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. You can watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Goal-Related-to-Plot-with-Kristina-Stanley

We relate the internal goal of the POV character to a character weakness. The weakness will hinder the character and is something they must overcome. Discover how to use the POV Goal Internal of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. Watch the vide here: https://firstediting.com/POV-Goal-Internal-with-Kristina-Stanley

The POV goal is what the POV character wants during a scene. Goals drive the story forward. If a character doesn't have a goal, then what are they doing? Discover how to use the POV Goal of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.

The point of view character for a scene is a promise to readers that they will experience that scene from that character's perspective. Your role is to check your client is consistent with POV characters and that they are using POV effectively. Discover how to use the Point of View of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.

The love of your characters will keep your readers coming back. This element gives you a quick method to see who is in each scene and evaluate if your client is controlling which characters get page time. Discover how to use the Characters per Scene of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.

A great fiction story is made up of a collection of great scenes that flow smoothly from one to another.  Discover how to use the 38 Story Elements to create and link great scenes, turning those scenes into a powerful story. Join professional Story Coach Editors JoEllen and Kristina as they evaluate the major components of a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now. In The 38 Story Elements of Fiction Series we will discuss 1. Why each Story Element is important for creating a powerful story 2. How to use the Story Element successfully in your writing 3. What a professional Story Coach Editor advice can you apply TODAY 

Join Kristina Stanley, the founder of Fictionary, who is co-hosting Publishing Power. We discuss the most advanced method of fiction editing when professional editors use AI as a tool. In this podcast, you will: • Learn what a proper story edit includes. • Discover how editors are using AI to improve your story. • Understand how you can benefit from such tools before, during, and after the edit. • Find out how to determine if a story edit is right for you.

Do you know what type of editing your manuscript needs? Know how to identify who is qualified and who you can trust for Copy Editing. Discover the best price and decide where you should start Copy editing that you need. Learn where you can use onCopy tools to get you to a better position and save you time and money.  We are going to talk about when it is necessary to get a Copy edit and how it would help you reach your goals in writing. In this podcast, you will also learn: What determines your editing priceWhere you can find onCopy editing tools for free helpWhy revising with a professional Copy Editor is necessaryHow Copy Editing works and helps you reach your goals

Do you know what type of editing your manuscript needs? Know how to identify who is qualified and who you can trust for Line Editing. Discover the best price and decide where you should start line editing that you need. Learn where you can use online tools to get you to a better position and save you time and money.  We are going to talk about when it is necessary to get a line edit and how it would help you reach your goals in writing. In this podcast, you will also learn: What determines your editing priceWhere you can find online editing tools for free helpWhy revising with a professional Line Editor is necessaryHow Line Editing works and helps you reach your goals

Do you want to know what is content editing? You are in for a treat! We are going to go through 10 steps to help you decide what it is you want, what you need, who to hire, who you can trust, and how you can reach your goals that are drawing you towards editing. In this podcast, you will learn: • How does professional content editing help you?  • When do you start content editing • Which content editing do you need? • How to evaluate what your manuscript NEEDS • How to determine what you WANT from your Content Editor ...and more!

How much editing you need and want is determined by your writing needs and where you are in your editing journey. Learn how to evaluate these factors to choose between copy editing, line editing, and developmental content editing. Lastly, we discuss the importance of self-editing which can help save you additional time and money during your first round of revisions.  In this podcast you will:  Discover the different professional editing services available.Learn how to determine what you need. Decide what you want from your editor. Know how much editing you will get with copy editing, line editing, and substantive content editing. Determine what you need from your editor first.

What type of editing do you want? What level of editing do you NEED? Listen to today's quick overview of the different editing services. Get a brief introduction to book editing. Learn so that you can save time and money when hiring professional editing services. This is the introduction to an editing series. JoEllen covers the differences between copy, line, and content editing. In this podcast, you will also learn: Copy editing and how to get free helpLine editing and when it is recommended Content editing and how it improves your overall manuscript Get to know our Publishing Power Speaker, JoEllen Nordström!

Selling through retail stores is much the same as selling through bookstores. Publishers need a distribution partner, books are sold off the shelf and unsold book are returned for credit. Sale to non0reetail buyers in corporations, associations, military and the academic segment are not for resale, but for use as premiums and ad specialties. Sales are generally in large quantities, and for that reason can take a year or more to close. Books are sold on a non-returnable basis and the buyers pay shipping charges in many cases. Brian gives you tips and instructions for selling books through non-bookstore retailers such as supermarkets, discount stores and airport stores, as well as making large, non-returnable sales to non-retail buyers in corporations, associations, schools and the military. In this podcast, you will also learn how to make large, profitable sales to non-bookstore buyers and that there is a large, profitable opportunity for selling books to non-bookstore buyers. Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Brian Jud!

Do you have too many ideas and tasks but not enough time to put it all into action? Consider the benefits of teaming with an Author Assistant who can help you with marketing, launching, daily tasks, communication, and more. Become more productive and effective in creating your writing dreams with an assistant. Discover how an assistant can change your life as an author. An assistant stands beside authors as a partner, managing marketing and finding an audience to make your dream a reality. In this podcast you will also learn: What is an Author AssistantWhat tasks can an assistant help YOU withWhen and Why you might consider an assistant Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Kate Tilton!

Learn the 5 Key Step to Activating Your Book! Also, join the 5 Day Writing Challenge that will walk you through how to write a successful social media post and connect with your audience. In this podcast, you will discover how to activate your book and learn how to: Know your audienceDefine your missionGather your ideas Create your map Capture it effectively Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Deborah Ager!

Attention nonfiction authors and subject matter experts, including books on business leadership, company culture, support for entrepreneurs, project management, corporate responsibility, management, diversity, health, self-help, personal growth, Christian Books! Michael Stickler wants to help every Non fiction authors sell 30-50K books. Discover why success happens in the planning before writing. In this podcast, you will also learn: • How to plan, outline, and activate your- publishing plan • Editorial and writing stages • Book cover testing with 10,000 sample audience readersand expert peer review • Publication release and book launch for hard, soft, ebook, and audio versions Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Mike Stickler!

Graduate writing - PhDs and Masters theses and dissertations - are long projects that adhere to a set of conventions. Usually they include a literature review and a methodology section, sometimes a bit of history or a theoretical framing. While not all theses or dissertations across subject areas will be similar, most will have sections that are very similar. As a graduate writer, you can feel confident in your subject matter, and this episode will walk you through the how-tos of creating some of the standard sections that these genres of academic writing include. Dr. Lindy goes through what's necessary in an introduction for a thesis or a dissertation: how do you write about methodology and provide a literature review, and what are some other sections in a typical thesis or dissertation?  In this podcast, you will also learn: • How to write a successful thesis/dissertation introduction • What is a methodology section and how to write it • What needs to be included in a literature review and how to write it • How to paraphrase and model build without plagiarizing, but without over quoting in a thesis or dissertation Get to know our Publishing Power Guest Speaker, Dr. Lindy Ledohowski!