Now you’ve written your first draft. Hooray! Now what? Now you edit. . But first, thanks to fellow authors Joe Crance and Melora Johnson for helping me compile the data on this. Check out their fantastic work! . There are several…
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Editing Rates | The darker side of the fire.
My friend, Sarah Craft, is an author and editor – here are her rates! Congratulations on finishing your story. It’s a great accomplishment. But now you need to dedicate time and energy to making your story better. After your…
Genesis of a Novel – Part XV – First Round of Edits
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . It’s been a while, hasn’t it? About 100 days, to be more precise.…
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What Being an Editor Taught Me About Writing | Literary Hub
I’m an editor at Random House, but for the last several years I’ve been writing around the edges of my day job: mornings, nights, weekends, wherever I can grab the free time. I began my first novel… Source: What Being…
9 Simple Ways To Sharpen Your Manuscript – Writer’s Edit
When you’ve finally finished your manuscript after thousands of hours of work, the last thing you want to hear is that there’s more work to be done. But unfortunately, that’s the simple truth of the matter. Finalising your draft is an…
How I Write a Novel
This is my methodology. Feel free to use it, borrow it, smash it, mangle it, fold it, staple it, do whatever you like with it to make it work for you, even toss it out and do your own thing.…
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How Many Drafts Did You Do Of Your Book?
“How many drafts did you do of your book?” In between getting a book deal and being able to tell people I got a book deal, I went to an event at Dun Laoghaire’s Mountains to Sea festival where an…
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Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 