Comments on: Developmental Editing http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:18:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Victoria http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-125872 Victoria Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:35:06 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-125872 Great, Lynette! Great, Lynette!

]]> By: Victoria http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-125870 Victoria Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:34:46 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-125870 I'll email you, Rose. I’ll email you, Rose.

]]> By: Rose Offner-Bowman http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-125396 Rose Offner-Bowman Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:49:59 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-125396 Hello Victoria, Your blog is lovely and your conversational voice is appealing and easy to listen to. Your you approach to writing and the discussion of writing and editing is very practical and sounds extremely valuable. I have a novel “The Color Of Lies,” which is currently 114 double spaced pages. There are several missing chapters that I have yet to include because they need editing and revision and probably even more writing. There are about 4-5 short to medium chapters that must still be integrated into the narrative. My question is how long does it take to read through 114 double spaced pages. The chapters that I want to add are what I would like to begin with although it makes sense that to be helpful a reading of the work would be in order. (114 double spaced pages) Are you still 8 weeks out? I would love to ask you a few questions, put some money in your paypal at least for a couple of hours worth of work to see how much work there will be for myself and for you. Would this be acceptable. I also have short stories in need of revision by me and editing by you if you have time. It is the strong praise from your clients that gives me hope in your skills as an editor. I look forward to hearing from you. Rose Offner Roseoffner@yahoo.com Hello Victoria,
Your blog is lovely and your conversational voice is appealing and easy to listen to. Your you approach to writing and the discussion of writing and editing is very practical and sounds extremely valuable.

I have a novel “The Color Of Lies,” which is currently 114 double spaced pages. There are several missing chapters that I have yet to include because they need editing and revision and probably even more writing.

There are about 4-5 short to medium chapters that must still be integrated into the narrative. My question is how long does it take to read through 114 double spaced pages. The chapters that I want to add are what I would like to begin with although it makes sense that to be helpful a reading of the work would be in order. (114 double spaced pages)

Are you still 8 weeks out? I would love to ask you a few questions, put some money in your paypal at least for a couple of hours worth of work to see how much work there will be for myself and for you. Would this be acceptable.

I also have short stories in need of revision by me and editing by you if you have time. It is the strong praise from your clients that gives me hope in your skills as an editor. I look forward to hearing from you.

Rose Offner
Roseoffner@yahoo.com

]]> By: Lynette Benton http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-18275 Lynette Benton Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:54:28 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-18275 Victoria, I am SO glad I stumbled on your web site. I do editing for others, but, of course, need an editor for my own work (2 memoirs). I'm not quite ready for your services, but I'll be contacting you when I am! Thanks for superb information for writers here. Victoria, I am SO glad I stumbled on your web site. I do editing for others, but, of course, need an editor for my own work (2 memoirs). I’m not quite ready for your services, but I’ll be contacting you when I am! Thanks for superb information for writers here.

]]> By: Victoria http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-6651 Victoria Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:23:57 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-6651 Of course, Martina! Thank you. I had at one time thought about doing a whole series of Developmental Letters to Xavier, but unfortunately that would also involve writing his novel, and I have not yet found the time for such an ambitious project. I'll let you know if I ever do! Of course, Martina! Thank you.

I had at one time thought about doing a whole series of Developmental Letters to Xavier, but unfortunately that would also involve writing his novel, and I have not yet found the time for such an ambitious project. I’ll let you know if I ever do!

]]> By: Adventures in Children's Publishing http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-6649 Adventures in Children's Publishing Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:56:56 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-6649 Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. I hope you don't mind if we include this in our Friday roundup of Best Articles for Writers. This is something every writer should read. Martina Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. I hope you don’t mind if we include this in our Friday roundup of Best Articles for Writers. This is something every writer should read.

Martina

]]> By: Victoria http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 Victoria Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:28 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-1726 Yes! Journalism's a terrific foundation for a writing career. It teaches you to say it and move on. Not to fear editing. The use of structure. All excellent <em>essential</em> writing skills. Victoria Yes! Journalism’s a terrific foundation for a writing career. It teaches you to say it and move on. Not to fear editing. The use of structure. All excellent essential writing skills.

Victoria

]]> By: cghale http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 cghale Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:55:50 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-1723 I'm grateful to my journalism degree for teaching me the economy of good prose! I’m grateful to my journalism degree for teaching me the economy of good prose!

]]> By: Victoria http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 Victoria Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:23:02 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-1722 You know, the first thing I look for in a Line Edit is individual words that can be cut. It drives newbies crazy to learn this---they hear "let your writing breathe" and they think this means whatever falls on the page has to <em>stay</em> on the page---but it's true. Clean writing is minimal writing. Even Henry James, Flaubert, and Proust used no more words than they absolutely needed. Every word must count, or <em> zoop zoop</em> out it goes. Victoria You know, the first thing I look for in a Line Edit is individual words that can be cut. It drives newbies crazy to learn this—they hear “let your writing breathe” and they think this means whatever falls on the page has to stay on the page—but it’s true. Clean writing is minimal writing. Even Henry James, Flaubert, and Proust used no more words than they absolutely needed.

Every word must count, or zoop zoop out it goes.

Victoria

]]> By: cghale http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/17/developmental-editing/comment-page-1/#comment-1721 cghale Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:13:23 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3500#comment-1721 Great advice. As I write, I'm constantly wondering whether this or that beautiful bit of prose will be the thing that I ultimately will have to cut. Great advice. As I write, I’m constantly wondering whether this or that beautiful bit of prose will be the thing that I ultimately will have to cut.

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