Disclaimer: I’m not a business guru or coach. I’m a former project manager, educator, and the daughter of a small business owner. I’m a strategist and a planner—so much so that a friend once said she wished that I could be the CEO of her life. In my mid 30s, I decided...
“I want to be an editor. What should I do? Where should I start?” I get a variation of this message a lot. These folks are specifically asking about freelance editing (as opposed to working as an editor for a publisher), and a while ago, I drafted a template...
To create dynamic worlds, we need to represent more than just ourselves within it. But to do that means stretching outside of what we know and being mindful of our limitations in doing so. Thankfully, there are specialized readers out there who focus on helping...
Editors should be hired once your manuscript is complete and you believe you’ve revised it to the best of your abilities. But . . . when is that? After your second draft? Third? Fourth? The difficult truth is that knowing when to hire an editor depends on your own...
We all can hit a block sometimes. Maybe it’s a scene we can’t quite visualize, or a character who isn’t coming off the page as we had hoped they would. Maybe we just can’t figure out where it all goes next, or we’re struggling against our...
