And now we’ve arrived at the fourth of 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? and: 2. How do you know which freelance independent editors are good and which… Read more“Publishing, POD, eBooks, Self-Publishing<br>—Freelance Independent Editor FAQ”
Tag: Fiction Writing Advice
Publishing, POD, eBooks, Self-Publishing
We can’t leave fiction alone—Talking Character
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”
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”
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”
3 Layers of ‘Layering’ in Fiction: guest post on Writer Unboxed
In keeping with Walsh Week, I’m going to mention again that I have a post up on Therese’s site, Writer Unboxed, just in case any of you missed it (and also because I am OCD and can’t end this series without finishing the pattern of posts I’ve established). Layering is… Read more“3 Layers of ‘Layering’ in Fiction: guest post on Writer Unboxed”
Fear Management for Storytellers
It’s Walsh Week here at A. Victoria Mixon, Editor, with the final Top 10 Blogs for Writers guest post, by Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy. Therese and her co-blogger Kathleen Bolton have established a reputation for themselves as The People to Know out here in… Read more“Fear Management for Storytellers”
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”
10 Steps to Making Your Author Blog a Rockin’ Success
It’s Dunn Week at A. Victoria Mixon, Editor, with Judy Dunn of CatsEyeWriter. A fellow Top 10 Blogger for Writers, Judy teaches content marketing through her blog, coaching bloggers on how to get out there, stay out there and make it worth their while to be out there. And she… Read more“10 Steps to Making Your Author Blog a Rockin’ Success”