Boost Your Proofreading Skills
Proofreading Skills: As a freelance writer, one expects you to deliver spotless written copies and produce…
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Text Editing
Text editing-related guest posts by a variety of established and upcoming authors.
After ‘The End’ (2)
Now that your manuscript is sparkling and you have written a killer synopsis, we want to talk about your QUERY…
After ‘The End’ (1)
Once a writer gets to the end of their manuscript and ties up all the loose ends and proudly types THE END on its…
Story Composition
Every story has three parts: the beginning, the middle, and the end. Even our lives must comply to this philosophy.…
Editing Tips
Be careful not to overload your story. Make certain every adjective and adverb – especially those pesky ‘ly’…
Point of View – Action and Internal Dialogue
I propose that action can SHOW who is speaking in such a much stronger way and take your manuscript at least two…
Ray
This year when Carter said I needed to read Ray by Barry Hannah, I listened. I found it interesting Hannah had also…
The ‘One Percenters’
The 'one percenters' can mean a lot of things, especially to a self publishing author. It can relate to quality…
Do You Know What You are Writing?
Here is the deal coming from an editor: "Don’t tease us, we don’t like it. Let us know in your query the beginning,…
The One Approach for Self-Publishing Authors
Write like you are following the traditional publishing path.