How Much Should an Editor Do?April 16, 2026If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. Of all the implications and impact of…
How Do You Know If You’re Ready to Query?March 12, 2026If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. I had two first-chapters consultations with authors…
Revision Isn’t Always RenovationFebruary 12, 2026I had a consultation this week with an author about her current manuscript we’ve been working on together. She was…
When Should You Hire an Editor?December 11, 2025If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. Editors have a few inside jokes that…
What Does a Developmental Editor Do? GPS and Map ViewApril 24, 2025One of my pet peeves about editing (and I have a few) is when an author will tell me or…
Not Everyone Is Your AudienceMarch 6, 2025A teacher friend recently asked me if I would come speak to her English class, as an editor and writer.…
Editing, Revision, and Giving Up on a StoryFebruary 27, 2025When an author hires a professional editor, they are consulting an expert in the field with extensive experience and knowledge…
Finding the Courage to CutDecember 19, 2024It’s terrifying to make big, substantive cuts in your story—even if you’re not happy with how it’s holding together. Taking…
Anatomy of a Revision (Or, Surmounting the Suck)February 15, 2024My actual journey across the Suckpits of Suckville to the shiny gates of Finished Draft City, in case it might…
How to Kill Your DarlingsJanuary 25, 2024If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. Writers are an emotional bunch. We pour…
