The Story Reading ApeEDITING 101: A series of 64 FREE Editing Tips – INDEX – For your future reference…thestoryreadingapeblog.com - by Chris The Story Reading ApePresented, courtesy of my good friend and retired Professional Book Editor, Susan Uttendorfsky, Bookmark, reblog and share this post so you and your …
The Story Reading ApeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEDITING 101: 64 – Story Organization…thestoryreadingapeblog.com - by Chris The Story Reading ApeStory Organization We talked briefly about this in Article #21, “Plotting.” But now I’d like to go into a little more detail about it. Whether you’re a …
The Story Reading ApeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEDITING 101: 63 – Are you overwhelming your social media followers?thestoryreadingapeblog.com - by Chris The Story Reading ApeAre you overwhelming your social media followers? Yes, yes—all authors are told to market. You need sales! You need reviews! You need readers! You need …
The Story Reading ApeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEDITING 101: 62 – Using the Wrong Song Lyrics…thestoryreadingapeblog.com - by Chris The Story Reading ApeUsing the Wrong Song Lyrics If you’re going to go against standard editorial advice (given in Editing 101 post #8) and use song lyrics in your book, …
The Story Reading ApeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEDITING 101: 61 – Passive Voice versus Passive Verbs…thestoryreadingapeblog.com - by Chris The Story Reading ApePassive Voice versus Passive Verbs You may have heard of the great advice to get rid of the extra “to be” verbs as you self-edit. I concur with that …
The Story Reading ApeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEDITING 101: 60 – Deleted Material…thestoryreadingapeblog.com - by Chris The Story Reading ApeDeleted Material After you’ve finished your first draft, you may decide it is too long and start cutting scenes, and maybe even whole sub-plots. Do …
