All right, folks, we’re going out with a bang this month with three really beautifully-done entries for my 2009 series of HOOK Edits, from Jeff Betts, Laura Eno, and Sean O’Mordha. These authors left me with very little do do, edit-wise. Please give them a round of applause! I want… Read more“Final 3 Free HOOK Edits—<br>by Jeff Betts, Laura Eno, & Sean O’Mordha”
Author: Victoria
Final 3 Free HOOK Edits—
What is the difference between developmental & substantive editing?
Hi Victoria—You have really good information on your website. After looking around, I have a question. What exactly are the differences between developmental editing and substantive editing? Jake Thank you for your kind words, Jake! There’s a really good reason I don’t use the term ‘substantive’ in discussing editing: it… Read more“What is the difference between developmental & substantive editing?”
Free HOOK Edit: A lot of people think garbage collectors are idiots—
by Jeff Betts
I finished my 2009 free HOOK Edit series with #22, the hook to which I made the fewest edits. This one is called A lot of people think garbage collectors are idiots, by Jeff Betts. (You can still find all these Sample Edits under my Editing Services.) Now I want… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: A lot of people think garbage collectors are idiots—<br>by Jeff Betts”
Free HOOK Edit: Katie had just taken the first bite—
by Laura Eno
We’re doing #21 in my 2009 series of free HOOK Edit Specials today: readers sent me the first 150 words of their novels, and I did a quick Developmental Edit on each one, followed by a Copy & Line Edit. (You can still find all these Sample Edits under my… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: Katie had just taken the first bite—<br>by Laura Eno”
Free HOOK Edit: The uninhabited island—
by Sean O’Mordha
We’re doing #20 in my 2009 series of free HOOK Edit Specials today: readers sent me the first 150 words of their novels, and I did a quick Developmental Edit on each one, followed by a Copy & Line Edit. (You can still find all these Sample Edits under my… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: The uninhabited island—<br>by Sean O’Mordha”
Free HOOK Edit: Steam rose from the surface—
by Amy Carey
We’re doing #19 in my 2009 series of free HOOK Edit Specials today: readers sent me the first 150 words of their novels, and I did a quick Developmental Edit on each one, followed by a Copy & Line Edit. (You can still find all these Sample Edits under my… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: Steam rose from the surface—<br>by Amy Carey”
Free HOOK Edit: I was sent a letter—
by Agatha Dellamonde
We’re doing #18 in my 2009 series of free HOOK Edit Specials today: readers sent me the first 150 words of their novels, and I did a quick Developmental Edit on each one, followed by a Copy & Line Edit. (You can still find all these Sample Edits under my… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: I was sent a letter—<br>by Agatha Dellamonde”
Free HOOK Edit: Elizabeth couldn’t decide—
by Marina Ferguson
We’re doing #17 in my 2009 series of free HOOK Edit Specials today: readers sent me the first 150 words of their novels, and I did a quick Developmental Edit on each one, followed by a Copy & Line Edit. (You can still find all these Sample Edits under my… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: Elizabeth couldn’t decide—<br>by Marina Ferguson”
Free HOOK Edit: Sherman hated this town—
by Jeannette Bennett-Farley
We’re doing #16 in my 2009 series of free HOOK Edit Specials today: readers sent me the first 150 words of their novels, and I did a quick Developmental Edit on each one, followed by a Copy & Line Edit. (You can still find all these Sample Edits under my… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: Sherman hated this town—<br>by Jeannette Bennett-Farley”
Free HOOK Edit: I was happy—
by Lanetta J. Sprott
We’re doing #15 in my 2009 series of free HOOK Edit Specials today: readers sent me the first 150 words of their novels, and I did a quick Developmental Edit on each one, followed by a Copy & Line Edit. (You can still find all these Sample Edits under my… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: I was happy—<br>by Lanetta J. Sprott”