Writing Your Book/Editing Your Work

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Murder Your Darlings
Do you want to have the right professional attitude to ensure your writing career? Then you must be ready to "Murder your darlings", a phrase coined by F Scott Fitzgerald (or Quiller Couch or Nabakov or even Stephen King, depending on who you believe).
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The Essence of Editing
Your manuscript is finally finished, but is it ready to send to a publisher? A poorly edited book is harder to read, harder to believe, and less likel...
Editorial Checklist
Follow this checklist to be sure your manuscript is ready for submission to a publisher. Increase your chances of being published with a professional...
5 Top Tips For Catching Errors in Your Writing
It's finally finished and you're eager to publish your writing. But is it ready? Use these five simple suggestions to catch errors before your work ...
Six Steps to Better Editing and Writing
Proofreading and editing one's own writing is very difficult. A quick reread seldom exposes the errors inherent in the work, but following the steps...
Genre writing has its own set of expectations. Although most writers like to fit somewhere in the spectrum of "literary," certain expectations exist...

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Steven Manchester, Your Friendly Book Editor
You've gotta love a man with a thick Massachusetts accent who obviously loves all aspects of writing, helping other writers and... well, life. Steven...
Here is a short, but very helpful description of what a book editor does to a manuscript. This article is written by an editor who knows her business....
What you need to know before you decide to work with an editor.
 


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