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EDITING 101: 16 – Homonyms, Homographs, and Homophones…
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 Homonyms, Homographs, and Homophones I had a lot of fun researching today’s post. (Yes, I’m an über-geek, but let’s…
How do you become an editor?
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
Rachel Anderson asks: How did you get into editing? Did you start writing first and then take on editing as a natural second, or was it out of necessity since there are more opportunities for editors than writers? Oof, talk about cutting to the quick. It’s certainly tricky to…
EDITING 101: 15 – Self-Editing Part 3…
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 Self-Editing Part 3 If you missed them, you can find Self-Editing Part 1 HERE and Self-Editing Part 2 HERE. This…
Free Online Webinar and Editor Q&A Session
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
Unless a writer is self-publishing, an editor will play a powerful role in shaping his or her book, but most of us aren’t entirely sure how an editor chooses a book or improves a novel. Through its Writers’ Academy, Penguin Random House is offering a great opportunity to clarify all…
EDITING 101: 14 – Self-Editing Part 2…
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 Self-Editing Part 2 Last week in Self-Editing Part 1 we talked about some specific tasks that can be done while self-editing.…
7 Signs Your Book is “Professionally Published”
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
An article by Joel Friedlander on The Book Designer Site: As the movement to self-publishing has grown, more authors are producing books that land on the bestseller lists, grab honors in book awards, and receive critical acclaim. But to do that, publishing industry insiders urge…
EDITING 101: 13 – Self-Editing Part 1…
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 Self Editing Part 1 Some of the things we’ve discussed previously are good to be on the watch for…
How To: Edit Your Editors Edits.
Hello everyone and welcome to How To Wednesday-Saturday. This post is later than usual due to my book Ethereal Lives being released last Wednesday. I’m afraid everything has been pushed to the back burner in the excitement, but I’m back now with a How To on editing. How to edit your editor’s edits. Manuscript with…
EDITING 101: 12 – Directions and Impossibilities…
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 Directions and Impossibilities Welcome to today’s article! I hope you’re keeping busy and life is not getting in the…
EDITING 101: 11 – Using a Thesaurus…
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 Using a Thesaurus When you were in grammar school, you were taught the terms antonym and synonym. An antonym…
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