Right. It's done and dusted. Book written. 63076 words it's took me over a year to write. (I don't find much time with 2 kids and a full time...
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...
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