Okay, Silent Orchard Rising Storm is back with the editor. I learned a ton from the first revision and I'm certain it's a much better reading experience now.
This next edit should shape it nicely, I think.
#amediting

I’m often blown away by the trust my editing clients give me, even the first time we work together.

They hand me the manuscript they poured their hearts into. They trust my expertise, they trust my pricing, and they trust me to edit with care and respect. And if it’s going to take longer than we expected, some of them explicitly say, “I trust your process.”

It’s both humbling and confidence-boosting.

I strive to be worthy of that trust.

Had to look up "midi-chlorians" for work today.

Yep. It's hyphenated, per the official Star Wars website.

I enjoy the things I learn while editing—from how an ad campaign began to whether a fictional entity has a hyphen in its name.

I should be careful about how much time I spend on that learning, though. Lucas's various explanations of the Force and midi-chlorians are not relevant to this edit.

Write for the passion, not for the pennies. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting

It was concerning how many editors made it easy for me to say, "No," to the services they offered. #WritingCommunity #AmEditing

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Editing advice: Try to enjoy the process, even when you're in over your head.

God, working through book edits take time. For the second day of work on the edits for my upcoming Hardie Grant book 'Train Europe', I slogged away intensely from 8.15am to 1.30pm with a short break, and just got them finished. I now have to write some additional material too, but maybe that won't take too long.

That's the thing about writing a book - the best part is when it's done. Horrible process otherwise.

Finished reading both manuscripts (1 novel, 1 novella) for critique group this Thursday and now it's back to chugging through the read-aloud editing pass on my own.

Did NOT offer to pick up the 3-day-old or 4-week-old kittens from the shelter, which is probably the greater accomplishment.

One POV at a time, people! One at a time!

Unless you're writing an omniscient narrator, you have to be disciplined about whose thoughts you are going to share in any particular scene. Choose wisely and stick to it.

Omniscient does not mean jumping in and out of each character's thoughts at will. Some writers think omniscient narrator is a free pass, but in reality it's one of the hardest POV choices to execute effectively.

I'm at the stage of the editing process of my book where I suddenly think I've found a glaring factual error, spend half an hour doing panicked research only to find out that it's not an error after all. #AmEditing #AcademicWriting

Someday, maybe I'll write "judgmental" correctly the first time. Maybe.

For now, 99% of the time, "judgemental" comes first.

Note: "Judgemental" is correct in British English. But when I spell it that way, I'm not following the example of British authors I've read. That would be a better reason than the actual one, which is that my subconscious and fingers really want to keep the "e" at the end of "judge."

Stuck on what to do after you finish your draft? MAKE YOUR STORY BETTER WITH ANALYSIS! I have developed a special spreadsheet tool which I use during revision. I help my coaching clients work through it so they can understand their story at a deep level. Or, sign up for a deluxe developmental edit, and I will do it for you as part of that service!
#Writing #WritingLife #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #BookCoach

Books are always a team project.

The author, the reader, and everyone in between bring their own opinions, experiences, and views to the book.

I'd love to be on your team and help you write the book of your dreams.

http://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing

In August I wrote a total of 18773 words of 158145 total words on the year so far plus spent 3 hours 5 minutes revising/editing
#specpo #amwriting #amediting

Getting from "I have an idea!" to "I finished my book!" takes a lot more work than some people think. And a lot more time.

Give yourself space and time to work. Then hire me if you need help.

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Putting this out into the world…

Would love to edit (words, not video) for charity, particularly LGBTQIA+ charity or possibly even Humanists…

I realise that moving from one space into another will be tricky… but eventually I’ll get there, and get paid for it!
#AmEditing #LGBTQIA #Charity

Publishing Checkpoint 2.1: Editor is happy with the revisions from the developmental edit (as am I), with a statement that the manuscript now sparkles. Off to the copyedit/proofreading stage!

It'll be my debut novel, so I'm excited even though there isn't a pub date... yet.

Punctuation Tip:

You don't need an apostrophe when you're pluralizing a number.

Incorrect: "Queen Dagmar was in her 20's when tragedy struck."
Better: "Queen Dagmar was in her 20s when tragedy struck."
Even Better: "Queen Dagmar was in her twenties when tragedy struck."

More Space Wizard submissions reading today and worked on stories for the upcoming Lesbians in Space anthology. We're at 187 followers and 16 days until the campaign starts. Can we get over 200?
#amediting #amwriting
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