Welcome

The Omnibus is an alliance of writers and editors, digital publishers, historical researchers, public relation specialists and Web designers. Launched in 2001 by Robin Van Auken, an educator and author, The Omnibus helps its clients preserve, present and profit from their most distinctive asset: their stories.

Are you engaged in a project that requires research, editorial assistance, eBook development and publishing, marketing or Internet promotion?

We’re available to assist whether you are researching a family history, writing a novel or planning a corporate anniversary. We work with individuals, non-profit organizations, schools, colleges, private companies and municipalities.

Contact us to talk about your idea. We’re here to help you reach your goal.

How Can We Help You?

Editorial Services

The Omnibus team has experience with a variety of editorial projects including most aspects of book development and publishing production. Our editors are available for writing, rewriting, technical writing, proofreading, line editing and copy editing. In addition to books (fiction and nonfiction) we can help you with advertising content, brochures and pamphlets, newsletters, articles, press releases, reports, grant applications, marketing proposals and Web site design and maintenance.

Historical Research

Do you need assistance with a historical project? We have worked with individuals researching their family history, with museums building exhibits, with historical societies developing heritage parks. From colleges to corporations, The Omnibus has been a reliable partner while adhering to the highest standards of historical practice. Other services include researching archival and primary source documents and interviewing people about their knowledge of the past (oral history).

Kindle and other eBooks

Have you written a manuscript and would you like to publish your own book? Are you an author and do you hold the digital rights to your book? If so, The Omnibus can work with you to make it available as an eBook, available for sale to millions of readers. We look forward to helping authors become as productive and profitable as possible.

The Omnibus is proficient at developing manuscripts into eBooks and making them available in a variety of formats including Amazon’s Kindle, Sony’s eReader, Barnes and Noble’s Nook and MobiPocket.

Companies like Amazon would like you to believe that its self-publishing tool is easy to use, however, properly editing, formatting and uploading your manuscript is not that simple. You’ve worked hard to write a book; don’t self-publish it riddled with errors. You want readers to enjoy and recommend your book to others. If it is not edited or formatted for convenient navigation and reading, then you limit your opportunity for sales and you discredit yourself.

The Omnibus can assist you in your eBook publishing needs. Our editors and Web experts are experienced in developing eBooks in the following formats: Amazon’s Digital Text Platform, Adobe’s Digital Editions, Sony and iPhone’s ePub, MobiPocket, Barnes and Noble’s Nook, HTML, PDF, Microsoft Reader, Gemstar and Rocket eBooks.


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Just Cut the Hoopdedoodle
Elmore Leonard's Rules for Writing

 

  • Don't write what the reader will skip over anyhow.
  • Never open your book with weather.
  • Never begin with a prologue
  • Never describe the physical look of a character in such great detail it takes away from the reader's imagination.
  • Use exclamation points sparingly.
  • Never use another verb in place of said.
  • Never let your writing sound like writing.
  • Never use an adverb to modify said.
  • Never us a colon or semi colon in dialogue. The same is true of ellipsis, dash and italics.
  • Tell your editor to tell the copy editor not to mess with your punctuation.
  • Don't show your manuscript to anyone outside the business until you are satisfied with it.
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