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"My grammar's good, I don't need an editor" and other silly things writers say

UPDATE 1/8/2021 I am a member of several closed writers’ groups on Facebook. I won’t name them. No one I have encountered so far is...

What is a Developmental Edit?

UPDATED 12/20/21 A developmental edit is probably best understood at the basic level by thinking about the word developmental. The...

What is a Manuscript Assessment?

If you are a veteran writer, you probably know which level of editing your manuscript needs before you reach out to an editor. But if you...

Editor & Writer, A Collaboration

UPDATED 12/28/2021 A good editor must learn the author's vision, see the strengths of the work, and sort out its weaknesses. Without...

My Promise to You

My eyes love words. They always have. My upbringing has much to do with that -- thirteen years of parochial school education, during...