editing tips Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/tag/editing-tips/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:44:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Ten Reasons Why You Need an Editor https://booksbywomen.org/ten-reasons-why-you-need-an-editor-by-carol-m-cram/ https://booksbywomen.org/ten-reasons-why-you-need-an-editor-by-carol-m-cram/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:13:15 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=21737 No writer on the planet will find every single error in his or her writing. That’s a given. So yes, of course you need an editor to catch your mistakes. But you also need an editor – a team of them, actually – to help you become the very best writer you can be. Editors […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/ten-reasons-why-you-need-an-editor-by-carol-m-cram/feed/ 2 21737 Show Don’t Tell … What The hell? https://booksbywomen.org/show-dont-tell-what-the-hell-by-kate-foster/ https://booksbywomen.org/show-dont-tell-what-the-hell-by-kate-foster/#comments Mon, 30 May 2016 05:36:37 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15260 Show, don’t freaking tell, people! Perhaps the most overused term in fiction editing right now. And I bet you’re bored of hearing it; fed up with checking out pretty much every single writing blog ever and seeing this advice; constantly wondering what the heck this stupid phrase is, and why it’s sooooo stupendously important. Sure […]

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