A. Victoria Mixon, Editor
Editing    Lab    Video    Book Clubs    Advice Column    About    Contact    Copyright

Sponsor

Editorial Department

Client Testimonials


How to Choose an Independent Editor


What You Should Know About Publishing


#editingchat 2011


Guest Posts



Interviewed by



Interviews



Mentions in the News

  • HOOKING

    NEW RULE
    Everyone who wants their piece edited must go through and make at least three COMPLIMENTARY comments on pieces by others. Except the authors of the first batch, who earned their edits by having huevos. I know you folks have it in you! And praise from strangers is what publication’s all about, right?

    Okay, people, we’ve got our first batch up! I want you to know I did an especially careful job on these brave folks who stuck their necks out while the rest of you waited to see if I was going to slap them silly. I can make no guarantees about my moods in the future—by the end of the month, I may be just yelling, “HELL, YES!” or, “GOD, NO!” as the whim strikes me.

    Read ‘em: 2009 Free Edit HOOKS

    A reminder for future submissions, please stick to the 150-word limit. If you go more than a couple of words over, I have to cut off the end to keep it fair to everyone.

    Please feel free to heap praise upon the heads of the participants in the comments section. That’s what it’s there for!

    For clarification on commenting, please read Commenting on HOOKS.

    Thanks to everyone participating! You should see the view stats since these first HOOKS were posted. We’ve had over 700 views in the past three days.

    Comments Off

No Responses to “HOOKING”

  1. Maureen said on August 10th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Very impressive! I loved reading both the entries and the editing. What a great learning experience…hearty congratulations, Victoria, on your blog’s growing success and major kudo’s to the brave first-round authors. :D

  2. Amy said on August 10th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    All I can say is I read both and realized immediately that I suck. Really. Not only am I huevos-less, I am talent less too! Great job to both…I visualized both characters immediately.

  3. gotheca said on August 10th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    Thanks, Maureen! Those guys should get medals, shouldn’t they? They knew you were all in the audience watching, and they went for it anyway.

    Amy, you’re not getting out of it as easy as that! I happen to know you have huevos because you lived in the same town as me. And if you’re a writer, you’ve got words to put down. You can’t bluff us!

    Victoria

  4. Amy said on August 10th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    I didn’t realize there were several! Wow! I scrolled down and I like them all. So much action! I especially loved the garbage collector one…

  5. gotheca said on August 10th, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Amy, feel free to comment that one! I’m asking that participants pay it forward by making positive comments on three previous entries. It helps give writers the gumption to put their stuff out there if they know there might be treats in the offing.

    Victoria

  6. Marie Devers said on August 12th, 2009 at 7:42 am

    Maybe you should add this to your testimonial page:

    You rock, A. Victoria Mixon!

  7. gotheca said on August 12th, 2009 at 10:24 am

    Thanks, Marie! I will!

    Victoria

"Opinionated, rumbunctious, sharp and always entertaining."
—Roz Morris, Nail Your Novel

"A gift to writers. . .an indispensible resource. . .Highly recommended."
—Larry Brooks, Story Engineering


"The freshest and most relevant advice you’ll find."
—Helen Gallagher
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Buy it. I recommend it."
—Dave Kuzminski
Preditors & Editors

Clients’ Successes

Scott Warrender
Short story author Scott Warrender is a Mentoring Program client. I have done full Copy, Line, & Developmental Editing on a number of short stories for him, the first of which was his poignant fictional memoir of Africa, ''The Boy With the Newsprint Kite,'' now published in the Foundling Review.

Clients’ Books


Bhaichand Patel is the author of two nonfiction books: Chasing the Good Life (Penguin Books India, October, 2006), and Happy Hours (Penguin Books India, October, 2009). I edited Patel's debut novel, When the Streets Were Cold and Dark.

I've edited a number of nonfiction essays for my friend Lucia Orth. (Many years ago, my contribution to Baby Jesus Pawn Shop was simply a peer critique and participation in a standing ovation.)

The poet Chris Ryan is the author of The Bible of Animal Feet (Farfalla Press, 2007). He has recent stories in Pank, Anemone Sidecar, and A Cappella Zoo. I edited Ryan's novel The Ishmael Blade and worked with him on his debut novel Heliophobia and WIP Pogue.