Trish LockardDec 12, 20204 minLaws regarding contentSensitivity Readers: An Editing Specialty Comes of AgeIn June 2019, I posted an article to this blog called "Sensitivity Readers Are Not Censors." At that time, controversy was swirling...
Trish LockardMar 14, 20204 minWriting toolsOverwriting, the Death of ClaritySimplicity . No matter your genre, keep your writing as straightforward and to-the-point as possible. Write to communicate, not to impress.
Trish LockardOct 7, 20193 minPublishingSmart Writers Seek Smart Editors for Their Best WorkAt the risk of sounding like a broken record, I want to talk about this issue of self-editing and the necessity of hiring a professional...
Trish LockardSep 11, 20194 minEditingCoping with Critique and Criticism: Part 2Trust is a requirement of the editor-author relationship. You must trust that I want your work to be of outstanding quality.
Trish LockardAug 31, 20193 minEditingCoping with Critique and Criticism: Part 1Some writers, even those who have already self-published, have never, even once, had a professional writer or editor read their work.
Trish LockardJun 8, 20194 minLaws regarding contentSensitivity Readers Are Not CensorsCensorship, which takes many forms, means the suppression or prohibition of something. So, let’s be clear, sensitivity readers have no power