Hello everyone! I was just wondering how long people let their works sit before going to edit them or work on the next draft of your work. I'm...
Well, it took one year. I had several hitches -- weeks where I couldn't squeeze out much but a couple of sentences and the wonderful thing is long...
I realize that this discusses editing from the perspective of someone who already has published and has a contract for additional work, but a lot...
I've sat down to write for substantial amounts of time as of late and have hit a seemingly impassible tendency of mine. I will consistently write...
Before I ask the question, can I ask that people don't simply point me to a wiki site or other tech-heavy explanation. I need an answer in...
I've just come across a wonderful book on editing by Bill Walsh. It's called Lapsing into a Comma. At the time he was writing it, he was an editor...
Hi, I am in the process of writing my first novel. I have a tendency to edit as I write. I'll write a couple of pages and then go back on those...
I have an MS that is about as good as I can get it. My plan is to query agents rather than publishers. Now I know, with the best will in the...
Evening I wrote a review and when I went go edit, it said something was wrong for example it could be spam. I just went back and see no edit...
I've just come across a handy little stat in Microsoft Word which shows you the total editing time for your document. In case you're writing in MS...
Before the scoffing starts let me say that I think using a person as an editor is better than using a set of algorithms, if for no other reason...
I've read that if you were to send off a manuscript it's 250 words/ per page. So whilst writing in a mac pages document, should I section break at...
Hello all, i am in the process of writing my second book, while my first is being edited by a good friend. However, she isn't really interested in...
I had my novel edited professionally a while back, and now I've made various changes and tweaks, I don't know whether to submit my work back to...
So what are some of the things a writer should watch out for when editing their own work? I don't mean the obvious stuff such as typos or blatant...
Occasionally, I have some hole in my story into which a thing goes, but I don't know what the thing is. Then, when I find out, I occasionally try...
Hello, I have spent the last five months working on my first novel and have learned many many things throughout the process, but of course I am...
I have a couple of first drafts completed, one I've gone through several edits. I quickly found out I'm not fond of that process but it's...
(Hello everyone, this is my first post. If there is a better place to post this type of query, please let me know) I've been doing hobby writing...
This has been said around here before, but I've learned firsthand it's worth saying again: Listen to your novel. Before you send your precious...
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