What how-to editing book will help YOU hone your self-editing skills? This series of editing book reviews will help you figure it out.
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Books on Editing: The Little Book of Self-Editing for Writers by Bridget McKenna
What how-to editing book will help YOU hone your self-editing skills? This series of editing book reviews will help you figure it out.
Books on Editing: Edit Your Damn Book by James Osiris Baldwin
What how-to editing book will help YOU hone your self-editing skills? This series of editing book reviews will help you figure it out.
The Role of Research in Developmental Editing
Research is an integral part of the developmental editing stage of any writing process. See how you can work it into yours.
Developmental Editing: Reflect, Listen, and Plan to Give Your Work New Life
Last week I noted that the first step of successful developmental editing is finding a reader. This week, I’m going to talk about the second step, in which you lay your soul bare and embrace all the feedback the reader gave you. This step can be intimidating, but you WILL survive it if you reflect on whatContinue reading “Developmental Editing: Reflect, Listen, and Plan to Give Your Work New Life”
Different Kinds of Editing; or, How Developmental Editing is like Raising a Toddler
One of a writer’s most important tasks is editing, but one of the most common misunderstandings I see with writers, particularly new writers, is that editing is all about grammar, mechanics, and sentence-level issues. But that type of sentence-level work isn’t editing; it’s proofreading. Now, proofreading is important. It’s SUPER important. It’s how you polishContinue reading “Different Kinds of Editing; or, How Developmental Editing is like Raising a Toddler”
