So what DOES an editor do? Part I
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]et’s face it, most authors generally don’t know what an editor’s job really is. They have a basic…
Fiction and Style Guides
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]unctuation and grammar are tools in fiction, not rules. I’m not sure I can ever say this enough:…
What NOT to Do: BS your reader
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ON’T try to get by with a passing knowledge of something just because you think you know enough…
What NOT to Do: Spam query a freelance editor
[dropcap]D[/dropcap] ON’T send an impersonal bulk email with your synopsis and first chapter, a.k.a. SPAM.
Is your editor doing the job you expect?
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ditors can be expensive, and the quality of work you’ll get varies widely. Like anything else in life,…
The Oxford Comma
My new favorite not-favorite. Any band that can make a pop song out of a comma needs to…
