Ralph Gallagher

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My name is Ralph Gallagher. I'm an editor with Charles River Press, and Captiva Press. I also work as a line editor for MLR press and it's imprints Passion in Print and Featherweight Publishing.

Under my pen name, William Cooper, I have published four books.
With Dreamspinner Press:
Broken Bones, Mended Hearts
 Fireworks
 I'll Be Home

With Silver Publishing:
 Texan Summer


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Do most novels not get published?
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How much leeway can be expected from an editor regarding my preference for nonstandard punctuation?
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Books to improve writing skills
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Which techniques can I use to become a better editor when editing my own writing?
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Dialog, just what's the best way to write it?
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Writing 19th century upperclass English dialog
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What makes first person plural a tricky narrative voice?
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What can I earn as a technical writer or technical editor?
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Can I shop an unfinished novel?
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Simple way/techniques of arranging all the ideas and scenes in a plot?
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How do you make a character quintessential, but not cliched or cartoony?
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