The Developmental Edit: Shape Your Manuscript
Way back in June 2018, I wrote a blog article about developmental edits. I have just read it for the first time since I published it and...
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Trish Lockard
- Dec 20, 2021
- 4 min
Five Levels of Editing: Which Do You Need?
Defining the 5 levels of editing: developmental, substantive, line, copy, and proofread.
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Trish Lockard
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Write with Purpose Using Indexing
The woman whose memoir writing advice I most admire, Marion Roach Smith, recently discussed a technique for self-editing your writing...
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Trish Lockard
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
How Long Should a Memoir Be?
How long should a memoir be? The answer is not "as long as it needs to be. "Have a good theme, a defined audience, and a desired effect.
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Trish Lockard
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
Sensitivity Readers: An Editing Specialty Comes of Age
In June 2019, I posted an article to this blog called "Sensitivity Readers Are Not Censors." At that time, controversy was swirling...
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Trish Lockard
- Oct 23, 2020
- 5 min
Best Writing and Editing Resources
A few of the best resources for writers and editors.
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Trish Lockard
- May 25, 2020
- 4 min
How to Write Good Dialogue
Dialogue never exists for its own purpose. It is a form of narrative.
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Trish Lockard
- May 2, 2020
- 4 min
Writing About Trauma: What Memoir Is and Isn’t
Understanding the true purpose of memoir is key to knowing when the time is right for you to write one.
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Trish Lockard
- Mar 14, 2020
- 4 min
Overwriting, the Death of Clarity
Simplicity . No matter your genre, keep your writing as straightforward and to-the-point as possible. Write to communicate, not to impress.
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Trish Lockard
- Oct 7, 2019
- 3 min
Smart Writers Seek Smart Editors for Their Best Work
At 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...
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