Erica Ellis is Ink Deep Editing

Honest and thorough (but friendly!) editor who loves books and the people who write them. I also love summertime and cats. Lots of cats. #editor #amediting

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Jealous of other writers? What exactly are you jealous of? Their ability? Keep writing, to improve your skill. Their success? Keep writing, to improve your chances. Their fans? Keep writing, to give readers something to love. Noticing a common theme? #writerslife #amwriting

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@byMorganWright We do it sometime in December, but we don't have a traditional time. Just a day where we don't have a lot else going on. We live in Florida, so sometimes it happens very late because I keep forgetting it's Christmastime. 😂

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“I was so nervous to choose the right editor for such a personal project. I cannot explain how wonderful it has been to work with Erica. She elevated my books without changing my essence. I will never trust my work with anyone else." @GabrielleStone, author Eat, Pray, #FML

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@junekramin Welcome to my world! I was editing the plot of a TV show we were watching last week. 😂

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@ArrantPedantry The podcast That's What They Say did an episode on "upshot" recently! Very interesting. https://t.co/rI5KfpoYWV

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Ink Deep Editing is happy to announce the hiring of a new editorial assistant, Luna! She specializes in lap sitting and inappropriate keyboard pressing. She's looking forward to helping with your next book -- but not as much as she's looking forward to playing with the laser. 🙂

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@Dario_Ciriello Comparing yourself to other writers can be healthy as long as you're doing it as an example you want to strive for and not as a way to put yourself down.

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Jealous of other writers? What exactly are you jealous of? Their ability? Keep writing, to improve your skill. Their success? Keep writing, to improve your chances. Their fans? Keep writing, to give readers something to love. Noticing a common theme? #writerslife #amwriting

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@Dario_Ciriello Thanks, Dario!

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Imagine going to a doctor's appointment and finding out your doctor is out because she's experiencing "doctor's block." Sounds silly, right? So why do we let writer's block make the decision for us about whether to write? Take control and keep going! #writetip

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In real life we “shoot the breeze.” In your novel, the dialogue has to count. If it doesn’t provide something vital to the story or characterization, cut it. #writetip

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Integrate scene description into action to keep it interesting. Don’t tell us it’s sunny and hot. Show your character hurrying to put on her sunglasses and cranking up the AC in her car. #writetip

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Editing isn’t one thing. There are different levels of editing with different goals. Make sure both you and your editor know what type of editing you are looking for before the edit begins. #writetip

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Worried that your first draft is a hot mess? Relax! First drafts are about figuring it out, not perfecting it. All that floundering you are doing is important creative work. #writetip

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@KOKEdit Gorgeous! That's the problem with only having cats. They are perfectly happy to let you be a total sloth.

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@garethlpowell @jdiannedotson My husband and I had a long-distance relationship for five years, so I know how hard it is. It was worth it, though.

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@WhittersRichard @SamSykesSwears Me, too, but what you are using there is the Shatner comma. 😄

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@brimorganbooks In fifth grade, I did a research project on ancient Egypt and made a diorama of a pyramid out of styrofoam that I painted. I glued sand on the "ground" and put little people around it too (to scale, of course). My dad had that thing until I was 40. 😂

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"Miranda was 5'10", much taller than her classmates." Ho hum. Let physical descriptions tell us about more than looks. E.g., "Miranda bent her tall frame over, trying not to stand out in the crowd of more reasonably sized tenth graders” shows mental state as well. #writetip

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@junekramin Sounds like real life to me. Though in my relationship, it's the other way around. Obviously. 😂