Tag Archives: editing
The Value of Critiquing Partners
Today I want to talk about the advantages of having a critiquing partner. When you are professionally published, you have an editor who reviews your content and tells you what works and what doesn’t and what should be removed or … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, critiquing, editing, independent publishing, Reading, Writing
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Grammar Still Matters
In this age of social media, when people post everything from what they ate at their most recent meal to political and social commentary, often in haste and with little regard to spelling and grammar, we may well conclude that … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, grammar, language, spelling, usage
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On Self-Publishing
I am a perfectionist. I know anyone who has seen my messy house would take issue with that statement. I’d better qualify it. I am only a perfectionist when it comes to writing. In all other areas I have too … Continue reading
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Tagged Deathright, E. Rose Sabin, editing, fantasy novels, grammar
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PERSISTENCE PAYS
Yes, yes, I know. I haven’t blogged in a good long while despite my avowals of keeping to a more regular schedule. I do have good excuses reasons for my negligence. I wrote in an earlier blog that I had … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Promotion, Publication, Writing
Tagged cover art, Creativity, E. Rose Sabin, editing, fantasy novels, YA fantasy
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BUSY, BUSY, BUSY–TOO BUSY!
First an apology. I know I haven’t blogged in a couple of months—at least. Time just slid by me. I’ve been doing too many other things. One is that I’ve been working on the fourth book in the tetralogy that … Continue reading
Watch Those Participles!
I’m blogging today about a grammatical pet peeve of mine: the misuse of participial phrases. Participles are tricky little devils. They are verb forms used as adjectives. They come in three forms: past, present, and perfect. Past participles most often … Continue reading
Posted in Spelling and Grammar, Writing
Tagged editing, grammar, participial phrases, sentence structure, Writing
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Navigating Between Scylla and Charybdis
#SFWApro I have a problem. I’m an inveterate editor. I want my manuscripts to be as perfect as possible before I send them out. I fret when I discover a problem, even a minor punctuation error, after the manuscript goes … Continue reading
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Tagged Arucadi Series, Bryte's Ascent, editing, fantasy novels, novel writing, publication
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The Writer As Reader
#SFWApro A question I’m sure most authors get asked from time to time is, “Does being a writer affect the way you read?” The easy answer is that of course it does, in good ways and in bad ways. It … Continue reading
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Tagged character development, editing, grammar, novel writing, writing style
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Helping the Reader Suspend Disbelief
#SFWApro In last week’s blog I discussed ten “Don’ts”—things a fantasy writer must take care not to do to break the reader’s willingness to believe. As I promised then, this week I’ll discuss some “Dos.” 1. If your novel is … Continue reading
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Tagged character development, editing, fantasy novels, novel writing, Science Fiction, writing style
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What to Do When the Spellchecker Can’t Help You
The Spellchecker is the writer’s friend. It catches silly errors and major misspellings. It keeps us from making mistakes that would make us look like rank amateurs. But there are things it can’t do for us. There are times when … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, editors, homophones, spelling, vocabulary, Writing
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