Editing
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Found this old blog post. Still need this reminder and this discipline. This post, written 10 years ago, still rings true. And I still struggle with the idea.
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I’m excited to share images of me signing the contract for “Beyond December,” my first novel. Look for it November 5, 2024, from Scrivenings Press.
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Sometimes when I’m goofing with my two dogs, Baxter and Taffy, God will snap his fingers, hold his hand over my nose, and tell me to “Sit. Stay. Listen.” And when I do, I learn valuable lessons. Almost every morning I have the same breakfast—two slices of peanut butter toast. I love peanut butter. At
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“The story in this book is fantastic!” Rowlf exploded. “I can’t put it down.” “Oh really?” Cyndy interrogated. “I found it annoying to read because of all of the oddball speaker attributions.” “That’s because you have no vision,” Rowlf interjected. “This writer is being experimental.” I’m proofediting a book right now for a publisher that
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“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.” –Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British playwright, novelist (Of Human Bondage) and short story writer. “It is perfectly okay to write garbage—as long as you edit brilliantly.” –C.J. Cherryh, a United States science fiction and
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We had great participation yesterday. People shared fabulous stories about being edited and about what they hope to learn when they are edited. When you need editing services, I hope you’ll feel more confident in hiring an editor. I numbered the people who commented and then went to Random.org and generated a random number: 3.
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I know it’s only February, but in my office that’s when I start thinking about Spring Cleaning. Why so early? Because I hate the process, even though it is vital to the smooth operation of my freelance editing business. If I don’t start early to think and plan for it, procrastination will win the day.
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I’m somewhat of a revision monkey. I love sculpting words! Which likely explains why I prefer editing to writing. So, I’m revising—again—and that means I’m reading through James Scott Bell’s excellent Revision & Self-editing—again. This is not a commercial, this is a strongly held opinion: If you don’t own this book you may not be
Writing On The Fine Line 