Got the proofs back for Under the Western Sky. Why do you always catch those repeated words and phrases when you get those back, instead of when you do your […]
edits
The End
Book Two is finished … well, the first draft is done This is only the beginning, though. I’ve got the first edit to do – go through reading for continuity […]
Blathering: Edits
The manuscript is back from the copy editor already! I think that’s a good thing. She said it was a good story, and this is a PhD in English, so […]
Blathering: Edits
Draft #2 is off to the editor for the last check-up before I start on the query letters. This is someone who’s never read anything by me before, so it […]
4 Tips For Self-Editing
This is courtesy of Michael Stackpole’s lecture at Dragoncon. First, remember that you are not editing as you go along. As Stackpole says, “first, dig the hole” – get the […]