May 11, 2025
Look, fellow indie authors, I get it. Finding an editor you can afford can be difficult. Which is why I not only offer a number of editing services, but I do so specifically priced for other indies.
All genres welcome!
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Look, fellow indie authors, I get it. Finding an editor you can afford can be difficult. Which is why I not only offer a number of editing services, but I do so specifically priced for other indies.
All genres welcome!
It's an old curse, dreamers divin' head first Broken beaks and dead birds Can't get through the glass
Today, I received a copy of Ian Blake Newhem's "The Elephants, I." A terrific book I helped make a little better. https://amillionwordsaway.com/books/
Random House Copy Chief: Stand Tall, Wordsmiths! (But Choose Your Battles)
Random House copy chief Benjamin Dreyer is not a fan of the word "very."
"It's not a dreadful word," he allows, but "it's one of my little pet words to do without if you can possibly do without it."
"Very" and its cousins "rather" and "really" are "wan intensifiers," Dreyer explains. In their place, he advises that writers look for a strong adjective that "just sits very nicely by itself" on the page. For example, "very smart" people can be "brilliant" and "very hungry" people can be "ravenous."
Dreyer gets the final say over questions related to grammar, style and clarity at Random House. Now he's sharing his writing advice in the new book Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style.
"Words are my business, and the meaning of words is my business," he says. "To watch language twisted and distorted — that gets under my skin and makes me unhappy."
The feeling of a fresh printed manuscript! All ready for the final copy edit 😬😬
My 10 Steps for Writing a Novel
1. In my *ideas* notebook, I flip through what I’ve scribbled down in moments of inspiration and see if something grabs me. If not, I ask myself “What if…” until something gets me excited. 2. Start writing the 1st draft, one scene at a time. 3. Leave the finished draft for a week or two, then take it out and read it, making notes on what…
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I have a love/hate relationship with copy editors. They don't know that. We need them. Lordy how I need them, because no matter how many tim