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Mechanics 101: Punctuation & Dialog Tags by Margaret Riley

The first thing I do when I open any submission file is set the font to something I can read easily and run a macro that corrects a dozen formatting issues. If you’ve got straight quotes where I want curly quotes, or two spaces between sentences when I want one, I can fix that. I …

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I Don’t Need an Editor by Mary Marvella Barfield (Mary Marvella)

I’ve heard that often and have even said it. I was wrong! I recently took a manuscript I had planned to update and load to create print books. The story was dear to my heart and filled with love and emotion. After both of my parents passed away and my marriage ended within one year, …

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It’s what’s inside that counts by Suzanne Jefferies

Conflict is such a tricky word. What does it mean? Fighting, right? The protagonist and antagonist have to confront each other and cue, action scene. The good guy wants to steal the magical orb back from the bad guy. And mayhem ensues… The not-so-good guy wants to save his daughter from the not-so-bad guy drug …

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Are Editing and Proofreading the same thing? By Paris Wynters

Not exactly. They are two different stages of the revision process. Both demand close and careful reading, but they focus on different aspects of the writing and employ different techniques. Even editing is further broken down into developmental and copyediting. Some tips that apply to both editing and proofreading Get some distance from the text.It’s …