Five Words to Search for (and Change) in Your Manuscript
Would you like to improve your manuscript in less than half an hour without having to hire an editor? No, I’m not shooting myself in t...
Read moreI started my editing business over ten years ago. This is the first time I’ve ever taken some extended time away from it. Which feels weird. Lots of people go freelance because they’ve had children and they need the flexibility. Instead, I went freelance simpl...
Read moreWould you like to improve your manuscript in less than half an hour without having to hire an editor? No, I’m not shooting myself in t...
Read moreNot all freelance professionals think about networking, especially if they’re already getting enough work. But there’s more to network...
Read moreIt’s true: there’s some crossover in what book coaches and developmental editors do. Authors can hire either a book coach or a d...
Read moreBy how much can chapters in a novel vary in length? I’ve come across a lot of novels-in-progress in which chapter lengths are all over...
Read moreAuthor Dan Hook is currently writing his first post-apocalyptic series, independently publishing each novel as he goes along. Here’s a...
Read moreThe ultimate sin when describing characters in a novel: writing a long list of physical attributes that are mentioned once when charac...
Read moreI find it so useful to spend some time to slow down and reflect on the months gone by, using that insight to point me in the right dir...
Read moreOver the last couple of years, I’ve noticed a handful of websites cropping up that have clearly taken inspiration from my own website....
Read moreLast week was the one-year anniversary of the publication of How We Got to Today by Ben Ellis. Six years ago, Ben sent his work-in-pro...
Read moreIf you’re new to the editing world, you might be wondering what to call your business. Your business name is the first thing clients u...
Read moreDeborah Gray is just starting out as a freelance editor and recently completed the tutored version of Developmental Editing: Fiction T...
Read moreThere’s a piece of writing advice floating around out there that recommends authors comb through their writing cutting out the word ‘w...
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