by Kayleigh | Dec 2, 2022 | Editing Tips, Publishing Tips
If your 2023 resolution is going to be to get published, your end of 2022 resolution should be to revise your manuscript. This is a busy time of year for agents and publishers due to NaNoWriMo and folks wanting to check something off their bucket list in the new year.... by Kayleigh | Nov 11, 2022 | Freelancer Tips, Hiring an Editor, Publishing Tips
For a writer to improve what isn’t working in their manuscript, they need to know what is. Different professionals can help you in different ways. While beta readers are intended to give you their perspective of your work as a reader, a developmental editor is... by Kayleigh | Oct 28, 2022 | Editing Tips, Publishing Tips
I met with the head of a literary agency last week (because: work) and we were talking about NaNoWriMo. This person told me they are already preparing for the influx of submissions “because people just write and send it out, they don’t take the time to edit.” I... by Kayleigh | Oct 28, 2022 | Editing Tips
I saw a comment in a Facebook group from an editor trying to convince a writer to skip the developmental edit because a line edit is “basically the same thing.” 🚩🚩🚩 This is bad advice! Both line editing and developmental editing are valuable BUT have a different...
