by Penny Freeman | Feb 22, 2013 | Editor's Notes, Submission Guidelines
What do we mean when we say “style”? In the editorial context, it pertains to how text is presented on the printed page: where to put commas, what types of ellipses to use, colons vs. semi-colons. The list is endless. My first real encounter with the whole “style”...
by Penny Freeman | Feb 11, 2013 | Editor's Notes, Writing
Point of View, or POV, is an incredibly important part of the storytelling process. In fact, it’s been said that the mastering of this skill is one of the determining factors between a professional writer—and an amateur. But no pressure, right? In the world of...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 23, 2013 | Editor's Notes
In this dynamic, constantly changing world of publishing, in a platform about as stable as the San Andreas fault, the future of publishing rests with those determined to create it. Xchyler Publishingmeans, in large part, to write its own rules. How “it’s done”...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 21, 2013 | Editor's Notes
“The day my editor told me I needed a full rewrite was the BEST day ever! It’s like I was given a second chance at life, a new beginning! I’d become ten-times the author from that first version. I couldn’t wait to get started!” said no one, ever. But why? Why do...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 12, 2013 | Editor's Notes, Submission Guidelines
“You’ve got no mail!” Most authors will probably tell you the second-most tortuous aspect of getting published is the waiting game—the first, of course, being the first time one opens the editor’s notes on one’s painstakingly edited masterpiece. “Bleeding red ink”...
by Penny Freeman | Jan 11, 2013 | Editor's Notes, Submission Guidelines
Recently, I received an email from an author asking for clarification on admittedly ambiguous information on our Submissions page; specifically: Xchyler Publishing does not publish erotica, gratuitous gore, Satanic themes, nor manuscripts promoting child abuse, drug...
