Iโve seen a lot of posts about not paying for an editor especially if you are #amquerying but hereโs the thing: sometimes you can learn a lot from an editor. IF you ARE going to hire an editor, these are some things to keep in mind re developmental editing 1/8 #WritingCommmunity
@TheBeeMorris@penguinrandom@LittleBrownUK Substack counts!
I had already favourited you on IG too so that your posts get priority in my feed - this is my go to back up option ๐ some books just sound too good to risk missing hahah
One of the best pieces of writing advice is also the most overlooked: Read.
Read books in your genre. Read books outside your genre.
Read new releases and timeless classics.
Read debut authors and seasoned bestsellers.
Read books by local authors and international authors.
And then, read some more.
The more you read, the more craft and storytelling wisdom you'll naturally absorb.
So if you have been neglecting your reading list lately, consider this your sign to pick a book up. ๐
When my publisher told me theyโre looking to have 50+ pre-orders each at Barnes & Noble and Amazon for my sci-fi Pride and Prejudice retelling THE RED WOMAN ON MARS, I thought โ Oh! I can do that! I'm about halfway there with Amazon and SO CLOSE at B&N. Can you help?
Me: I probably should make this the last big giveaway I doโฆ
Also me prepping my spreadsheets to help decide winners of the current one: I love this so much, maybe I SHOULD do this every year as a tradition. ๐
Writers!! Iโve been freelancing dev editing for two years and I was going to give away one full dev edit to celebrate, but Iโve decided Iโm going to do TWO!! If youโd like the entry info, please email me at [email protected] ๐ฅฐ
Open for another 48 hours! Full edits will be scheduled for sometime in Oct/Nov/Dec so if youโre still drafting/editing, this is a great fit! For free entries, there are up to 5 x 10k free edits chosen as part of the final decision making process ๐
Writers!! Iโve been freelancing dev editing for two years and I was going to give away one full dev edit to celebrate, but Iโve decided Iโm going to do TWO!! If youโd like the entry info, please email me at [email protected] ๐ฅฐ
Writers!! Iโve been freelancing dev editing for two years and I was going to give away one full dev edit to celebrate, but Iโve decided Iโm going to do TWO!! If youโd like the entry info, please email me at [email protected] ๐ฅฐ
Lately I have had no capacity for social media. I sometimes post on IG stories. Iโm busy with editing work, monthly editing giveaways, my own writing, life, life, and more life (single mum). I just came to post my giveaway with no expectation of reach ๐
This is definitely something worth entering - Kathryn's a brilliant editor!! ๐คฉ๐คฉ๐คฉ
Be sure to email her to find out all the details, and sign up to her newsletter as she often does other giveaways too!
Sometimes I feel bad for not being more involved online, but I know thereโll be a time in the future when I have more capacity for that. Itโs not right now and I know that actually IS okay.