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How a Professional Editor Can Help You Get Published: Developmental and...
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“Being” a Being Who Has a Pet Grammar Peeve
In my work as an editor and proofreader, a common and frequent error I see is the use of the phrases “being that,” “being as,” and “being as how.” While these casual and colloquial uses of the...
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How a Professional Editor Can Help You Get Published: Copyediting
This is the second installment of an occasional series about freelance editing services. I wrote previously about developmental editing; this time I’ll share some thoughts on copyediting (sometimes...
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Craft and Draft: Input on your Output
Reblogged from Literature and Libation: (As part of my 2013 effort to try new things, this week will be the first of a series of "theme weeks" wherein every post will be related to the same overarching...
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Why Writing Well Matters, Even When Your Product Is Free
I came across a blog post the other day that I want to share with you precisely because the author is not a novelist, but she is a consumer–the type of consumer who might one day download your e-book....
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Ten Reasons Why You Need an Editor for Indie Publishing
There are many reasons why you should invest in professional editing when you are self-publishing; here are ten of them, which you’ll find in my guest post at shareyourarticles.wordpress.com: When...
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Ask the Divas: Creative Dialogue Tags – Write Divas | Write Divas
Creative dialogue tags are a topic of some heated discussion among writers. Do you use them? I’d love to know if you agree with Jen Matera of Write Divas, who writes that “Creative dialogue tags can...
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I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Editor! Or Do I?
Your novel/memoir/nonfiction book is complete—congratulations! Now you’re ready to send it off to a literary agent or publisher, right? Whoa, slow down a minute! Your very first step is to self-edit...
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4 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript
November is history, and so is NaNoWriMo 2016. If you’re like most NaNoWriMo participants, you’re pretty excited about ending November with 50,000 words—maybe you have the first draft of a novel, maybe...
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How a Professional Editor Can Help You Get Published: Developmental and...
Image courtesy of acclaimclipart.com Writers are often too close to their own writing to be objective. After spending hours trying to get a concept or dialogue “just right,” it is difficult to know...
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How a Professional Editor Can Help You Get Published: Copyediting
This is the second installment of an occasional series about freelance editing services. I wrote previously about developmental editing; this time I’ll share some thoughts on copyediting (sometimes...
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I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Editor! Or Do I?
Your novel/memoir/nonfiction book is complete—congratulations! Now you’re ready to send it off to a literary agent or publisher, right? Whoa, slow down a minute! Your very first step is to self-edit...
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From Candace: Here is some great advice about writing from fellow blogger Oliver at Literature and Libation. I hope you’ll check out some of his other posts–you’ll be glad you did! The post 3 Ideas for...
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Why Writing Well Matters, Even When Your Product Is Free
I came across a blog post the other day that I want to share with you precisely because the author is not a novelist, but she is a consumer–the type of consumer who might one day download your e-book....
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10 Reasons You Need an Editor for Indie Publishing
There are many reasons why you should invest in professional editing when you are self-publishing; here are ten of them: When Michael Jordan was asked how he became the best basketball player in the...
View ArticleAsk the Divas: Creative Dialogue Tags – Write Divas | Write Divas
Creative dialogue tags are a topic of some heated discussion among writers. Do you use them? I’d love to know if you agree with Jen Matera of Write Divas, who writes that “Creative dialogue tags can...
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4 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript
November is history, and so is NaNoWriMo 2016. If you’re like most NaNoWriMo participants, you’re pretty excited about ending November with 50,000 words—maybe you have the first draft of a novel, maybe...
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