The Fine Art of Killing Words: Editing for a Lean, Mean Manuscript – Beth Henderson
In four weeks, we’ll walk this walk together, evaluating what can go and what needs to stay, changing verbs, revising sentences, giving up adverbs (hardest thing for me!), trimming descriptions, catching when characters babble, and limiting dialogue tags.
Mary’s Nifty Nine Editing Checklist – Mary Marvella
I edit a lot of books with the same kinds of mistakes. Why not have a plan to help you?
Self-Editing or Mary’s Handy Dandy list of 4 Common Errors and How to Correct Them
Workshop Description: Spend 4 weeks working on common grammar and punctuation issues most authors make. This workshop includes lovely misplaced modifiers, ambiguous pronouns, common punctuation errors, and subject-verb agreement. Instructor […]
I Don’t Need an Editor!
I don’t need an Editor!! I’ve heard that often and have even said it. I was wrong! I recently took a manuscript I had planned to update and load to […]