No editor can make your manuscript "perfect." Here are science-based factors behind error catch rates in editing and why an error-free manuscript isn’t possible.
I so understand the struggles around sharing your writing with others. Here are a few strategies to make the process less anxiety-inducing.
If participating in NaNoWriMo is no longer on your to-do list for *reasons*, here are alternative activities you can add to your calendar instead.
The Chicago Manual of Style is the American English style guide most widely used in the publishing industry. Using it to guide your choices for your manuscript makes your book look professional.
If you're writing a series of books but you're not happy with your current editor, here are three tips for changing editors in the middle of everything to make the transition seamless.
If your author-editor relationship isn't what it should be, it might be time to move on. Here are 7 signs to look for that signal it's time to fire your editor.
If you're struggling to figure out how to afford to hire an editor for you book, here are a few suggestions for what you can do to either raise the scratch or do it yourself.
Out of the top-ten list of issues I most frequently identify in a manuscript assessment, head-hopping hovers in the first three. Let's take a look at it (yes, one more time for y'all in the back) and explore reasons why it's not the best POV choice for a book.
What's a manuscript assessment, and what does it do? Also called a manuscript critique or evaluation, learn more about this special kind of edit, how it's different from a developmental edit, and ways it can improve your book.
Straight from an agent session at the Women in Publishing conference, here are some mistakes that could cause an agent to reject your manuscript before they even read past the first page.
