Fiction Editing

Plot Editing Tips to Strengthen Your Story (from a developmental editor) Before you dive into line edits or polish prose, take a step back and look at the foundation of your story. A strong plot isn’t built on exciting events alone. It’s built on cause and effect, meaningful character choices, and tension that keeps readers
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Polish your prose, preserve your voice, and bring your story to life. Editing can feel like wading through fog. You’re not sure what to cut, what to keep, or how to make your story stronger without unraveling what you’ve built. But the truth is: editing isn’t about perfection. It’s about clarity. Voice. Intentionality. Whether you’re
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As a writer, you know developmental editing goes hand-in-hand with getting your book out into the world. Whether you’re aiming for traditional publishing or self-publishing, at some point, you’ll probably want to bring in a Developmental Editor to help fine-tune your story. Today, I’m spilling the tea on developmental editing—what it’s all about and how
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Congrats on finishing your novel! Now comes the next big step—self-editing. These editing tips for writers will help you polish your story, whether you’re a first-time author or a seasoned pro. For new writers, the question is: How do you self-edit effectively? And for those who’ve been here before: How can you take your writing
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Q: How do I stay motivated while self-editing? A: I think it’s safe to say that for most of us writers, crafting the story is way more fun than the self-editing that comes after. Especially when it involves multiple rewrites and tons of errors to fix. The process can be long, frustrating, and tedious, leading
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Finding the right type of editing/ the right editor to review your novel can be an intimidating task. If you’re new to the process, you’re probably filled with anticipation and lots of editing questions! That’s normal. Undoubtedly you’ve Googled. That probably didn’t help clear things up. As a Developmental Editor with several years of book
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Hey friend! Did you just finish your novel? Congratulations! That’s such a huge achievement! Once the happy dance winds down, you might take a nap, do some of the other life things that have piled up, or stare into space marveling at how a project that took months, maybe even years to write is now
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I remember when I completed the first draft of my novel and finally typed those long-awaited words, “The End.” It was the perfect moment to relax and celebrate my achievement. Writing a book is monumental, after all! But once the excitement settled, I found myself cringing and wondering about the next step. It was time
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Is anyone else confused about what kind of book editor to hire? I know I was when I first started thinking about publishing my book. While you’re writing a novel you don’t necessarily think about what comes next, but regardless of whether you intend to self-publish or plan to query, it’s inevitable that you’ll want
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It can be a challenging task to decide how you will publish your book. If you’re like me, you may have grown up hearing all about traditional publishing and how it was the only way to publish and become an author. It wasn’t until eight years after I’d graduated college and had created Writing It
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