Rating Editing Rates
If you look at the websites of most editing service providers (including my own), you'll see that they either list a wide range of fee...
The Everywhereist Says It Better Than I Could (Which Is a Little Frustrating, Honestly)
I once told an author that he needed to include "more concrete and fewer roses" when writing a scene about his past. When we talked about...
How Editing Is Like Dyeing Your Beard - a (mostly) pictorial essay
When you finish your manuscript, because you've been working so closely on it for so long, you've probably become kind of blind to the...
Why Should You Hire an Editor? One Word: Potential
Because I’m an editor, you might expect me to be pretty biased when it comes to whether or not people should go through editing. And,...
Editors—Helping You Answer Questions You Didn’t Ask
Before I start any editing project, I like to find out from the author who the target audience is. It seems like a very simple set of...
Should You and Your Editor Share the Same Genre World? (Maybe)
Last month, we talked about two aspects of editing. There was the article in the middle of the month asking about whether you want...
Gay Male Author Seeks Same for Bouts of Impassioned Editing (But Should He?)
June [when this post originally appeared online[ being Pride month, I thought I’d address a topic that is fairly close to my heart: GLBT...
Autocorrect and Spellcheck are Your Frenemies! (Don't Let the Robots Win!)
In this world of voice-to-text and email disclaimers that say “I typed this with my thumbs, please ignore any errors,” it’s easy to let...
Self-Editing Hacks You Can't Live Without
Have you ever been at a cocktail party and heard yourself utter a piece of gossip that no one should have heard? As the words are leaving...
Who Cares about the Oxford Comma?
Okay, I admit it. I'm not totally and completely in love with the Oxford comma. Instead, as an editor, I love what the Oxford comma does:...
