Five Words to Search for (and Change) in Your Manuscript
Would you like to improve your manuscript in less than half an hour without having to hire an editor? No, I’m not shooting myself in t...
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Latest from the blogI’m on Maternity Leave!
I started my editing business over ten years ago. This is the first time I’ve ever taken some extended time away from it. Which feels weird. Lots of people go freelance because they’ve had children and they need the flexibility. Instead, I went freelance simpl...
Read moreLessons from ‘Networking for Freelance Editors’ by Brittany Dowdle and Linda Ruggeri
Not all freelance professionals think about networking, especially if they’re already getting enough work. But there’s more to network...
Read moreWhat’s the Difference Between a Book Coach and a Developmental Editor?
It’s true: there’s some crossover in what book coaches and developmental editors do. Authors can hire either a book coach or a d...
Read moreChapter Lengths – How Varied Can They Be?
By how much can chapters in a novel vary in length? I’ve come across a lot of novels-in-progress in which chapter lengths are all over...
Read moreClient Spotlight: Dan Hook on a Successful First Book Launch
Author Dan Hook is currently writing his first post-apocalyptic series, independently publishing each novel as he goes along. Here’s a...
Read moreAvoid This Character Description Mistake in Your Writing
The ultimate sin when describing characters in a novel: writing a long list of physical attributes that are mentioned once when charac...
Read moreYearly Reflections 2021-2022 (Free Workbook for Editors!)
I find it so useful to spend some time to slow down and reflect on the months gone by, using that insight to point me in the right dir...
Read morePeople Have Been Copying from My Website and This Is Not Okay
Over the last couple of years, I’ve noticed a handful of websites cropping up that have clearly taken inspiration from my own website....
Read moreClient Spotlight: Ben Ellis on Being Traditionally Published
Last week was the one-year anniversary of the publication of How We Got to Today by Ben Ellis. Six years ago, Ben sent his work-in-pro...
Read moreWhat Should I Name My Editing or Proofreading Business?
If you’re new to the editing world, you might be wondering what to call your business. Your business name is the first thing clients u...
Read moreDevelopmental Editing: Fiction Theory – Course Review
Deborah Gray is just starting out as a freelance editor and recently completed the tutored version of Developmental Editing: Fiction T...
Read moreWriting Advice Myth: Eliminating ‘to be’ Verbs
There’s a piece of writing advice floating around out there that recommends authors comb through their writing cutting out the word ‘w...
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