Editing for Flow ~ Not everyone has the luxury of writing a book all in one go – be it over a few months or within one year. In those cases, depending on how much your writing is evolving, your… Read More ›
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Editing Tip #71
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 5 ~ One of the most basic formatting secrets to know is how to use breaks properly in your manuscript. A lot of first-time writers are unfamiliar with how to do this this… you get to… Read More ›
Editing Tip #70
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 4 ~ It’s important to keep in mind that when an agent or small publishing house (even an imprint from a large(r) publishing house) asks for standard manuscript formatting there are a few things you need… Read More ›
Editing Tip #69
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 3 ~ When it comes to your choice of internal punctuation the colon, semi-colon, dash and em-dash are used for different purposes. I’m not here to tell you how best to use each in a sentence,… Read More ›
Editing Tip #68
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 2 Using the TAB button vs. Automatic Indent. Everyone is familiar with the Tab button on the computer; it’s a great way to skip a bunch of spaces in a hurry. What might surprise you is… Read More ›
Editing Tip #67
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 1 ~ In Editing Tip #40 I cover how it’s best to create a template for your manuscript before you begin writing, so that you won’t have to fidget with margins, heading & body text styles… Read More ›
Personal Attacks on Writing Professionals
Writerly Rant #66 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. If you haven’t published your book yet, you may be unaware that some reviewers have a tendency to write incredibly horrible things not only about your book but about… Read More ›
Editing Tip #66
Push Your Writing to the Limits ~ In first drafts most writers are more interested in getting the story down than they are in refining every key moment – and that’s the way it should be. What you need to… Read More ›
Editing Tip #65
Culling for Clarity Pt. 1 ~ One of the most important aspects of editing you can focus on is checking your work for clarity. This should be done in two ways: By Self-Editing By Peer-Editing I know! I sound so… Read More ›
Editing Tip #64
Wrapping Up Your Endings ~ Other than the first chapter, endings are the next most talked about focus for writing advice. Here are my two-cents worth on the topic. 1) Know Your Market 2) Pace Yourself 3) Leave Some Mystery…. Read More ›
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