Last week, Roz Morris and I had the first of our four scheduled weekly editorial chats: Talking Plot. We’re running these chats here once a week throughout the month of April. We had a fabulous time and covered all the basics of plot—Hook, Conflicts, Faux Resolution, and Climax—as well as… Read more“<em>We can’t leave fiction alone</em>—Talking Character”
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Line Editing in the Twenty-First Century
—Freelance Independent Editor FAQ
We’re working our way through the four questions I’m most frequently asked. I’ve answered: 1. Must you write to a preset wordcount, classify your novel in a predetermined genre, ‘dumb down’ your novel?. We’ve talked about 2. Identifying the best freelance independenc editors and 4. What’s the inside scoop on… Read more“Line Editing in the Twenty-First Century<br>—Freelance Independent Editor FAQ”
Holding #editingchat at noon PST on Twitter
You guys! I totally forgot to post this this morning. I’m sorry. Ollin Morales and I are holding an #editingchat today (Friday) at noon PST on Twitter. That’s in, like, ten minutes. Please—if you’re on Twitter, join us! UPDATE And. . .now it’s archived so you can read it: #editingchat.
We can’t leave fiction alone—Talking Plot
Back in January, Roz Morris and I entertained ourselves mightily with a long, rambling, self-indulgent visit about the craft of editing, We can’t leave fiction alone—Part I and We can’t leave fiction alone—Part II. And we liked it so much we decided to roll up our sleeves and do it… Read more“<em>We can’t leave fiction alone</em>—Talking Plot”
Identifying the Best Freelance Independent Editors—Indie Editor FAQ
We’re talking about the four questions I get asked most frequently. I’ve answered: 1. Must you write to a preset wordcount, classify your novel in a predetermined genre, ‘dumb down’ your novel? And we’ve talked about 3. What is this Line Editing thing of which I speak and why do… Read more“Identifying the Best Freelance Independent Editors—Indie Editor FAQ”
Wordcount, genre, ‘dumbing down’
—Freelance Independent Editor FAQ
One day a few years ago I started a blog post intending to answer for you the four questions I get asked most frequently: 1. Wordcount, genre, ‘dumbling down’: do I really have to? As well as 2. Identifying the best independent editors, 3. What is this Line Editing thing… Read more“Wordcount, genre, ‘dumbing down’<br>—Freelance Independent Editor FAQ”
Storytelling for Business Bloggers: guest post on CatsEyeWriter
In keeping with Dunn Week, I’ve got a guest post up right now on Judy Dunn’s blog, CatsEyeWriter. You think storytelling is only the province of fiction writers? Think again. All of life is storytelling. Even business bloggers can appeal strongest to their readers. . .with storytelling. How? Join us… Read more“Storytelling for Business Bloggers: guest post on CatsEyeWriter”
5 Pickles to Write Yourself Into
As we all know, there are more ways to make a mess of your manuscript than angels on the head of a pin. So I’m not going to try to hit them all here, just some of the main ones I see crop up repeatedly in the work of fresh,… Read more“5 Pickles to Write Yourself Into”
The Bootstrapping Writer—the Secret at the Core of Competency: guest post on Storyfix
Many of you are already familiar with Larry Brooks’ site, Storyfix, where he teaches writers through his theory of the Six Core Competencies. When he invited me to write this guest post for him I did a little reading up to see where he’s coming from and learned he’s not… Read more“The Bootstrapping Writer—the Secret at the Core of Competency: guest post on Storyfix”
5 Qualities of a Successful Tech Writer: guest post on Make a Living Writing
In keeping with Tice Week, I have a guest post up on Carol’s blog, Make a Living Writing. Now, I know you guys are used to thinking of me as a fiction editor, probably because I keep writing all those posts about fiction. But that’s only after I went through… Read more“5 Qualities of a Successful Tech Writer: guest post on Make a Living Writing”