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Writing Careers – Freelance Editor
31 Aug 2019

Writing Careers – Freelance Editor

by Andrea | posted in: Craft Books, Editing, General, Writing Careers | 0

Do You have story “X-ray vision”? Are you incurably inquisitive and have extraordinary self-accountability skills? Would you like to work with authors to help their manuscripts become the best they can be? If so, you may make an excellent freelance … Continued

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Writing Careers – The Difference Between Proofreader and Copyeditor
3 Jul 2019

Writing Careers – The Difference Between Proofreader and Copyeditor

by Andrea | posted in: Editing, Writing Careers | 0

Professional proofreader and copyeditor Debbie Friedman describes the differences between being a proofreader and a copy editor. Proofreading is different from copyediting, though there are definitely some gray overlapping areas.

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Writing Careers – Copyeditor
3 Jun 2019

Writing Careers – Copyeditor

by Andrea | posted in: Editing, Writing Careers | 0

Do you wish there really were Grammar Police? Are you known for having a superior level of attention to detail? If so, you might be interested in a career in copyediting. Scroll down to read more about copyediting from a … Continued

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Do’s & Don’ts of Beta Reading
18 Apr 2019

Do’s & Don’ts of Beta Reading

by Andrea | posted in: Beta Reading, Editing, General, Revision, Writing Tips | 0

Beta reading is when an author asks you to read their work in progress, and give feedback on what’s working and what could be improved. It is an extremely valuable way to help the author see their work from a … Continued

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Revision – Embracing Change
6 Mar 2019

Revision – Embracing Change

by Andrea | posted in: Editing, Revision, Story Structure, Writing Tips | 0

After years of creating the puzzle, making sure all the pieces fit perfectly, it became time to embrace the unthinkable: Throw out a third of the pieces, and reorder the rest into the same story, only different.

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