Tag Archive | editing
Happy Monday!
Originally posted on Megan Morgan:
A bit of exciting news for me today. I just got the first round of edits for The Marrying Type, my upcoming novel from Evernight Publishing. In addition to some glowing comments from my editor, they’ve decided to make the book an Editor’s Pick when it comes out! Aaaah! It’s…
EDITING 101: 48 – Using Quotes in Your Book and Research Tips – Part 1…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Using Quotes in Your Book and Research Tips (Part 1) As often as I run into authors wanting to use song lyrics in their novels, I also run into authors wanting to use quotes in their non-fiction books. (If you missed the post about using…
Repeat, Repeat, Repeat
Originally posted on Megan Morgan:
Right now I’m doing a whole lot of revising/editing on a book I recently finished. Sometimes this is the best part of the process for me–the first draft is down, the story is told, and now I’m in the process of fixing it up and making it shine. It’s a…
EDITING 101: 34 – When to use “which” or “that”?
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing When to use “which” or “that”? This is a grammar conundrum which is specific to the US, and that…
EDITING 101: 32 – Sentence Length…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Sentence Length There is no standard sentence length, but it’s still an important factor to consider when revising or…
EDITING 101: 31 – Referring to Technology in Your Writing…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Referring to Technology in Your Writing Technology is everywhere in today’s society, so it’s practically impossible to keep out…
EDITING 101: 30 – Ellipses…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Ellipses Ahh, another point of grammar that’s frequently either overused or incorrectly used. And, in this case, it’s understandable!…
EDITING 101: 29 – Types of Point of View…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Types of Point of View Erik (ThisKidReviewsBooks) has graciously requested a blog post on types of POV, and I…
EDITING 101: 28 – Emphasising…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Emphasizing Today’s blog post is about using scare quotes and italics for emphasis. As usual, these ways of emphasizing…
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