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Editor Series: What is a Developmental Editor?
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Editor Series: What is a Developmental Editor?

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

A developmental editor plays a crucial role in shaping the overall structure and content of a manuscript. Their primary focus is on the big picture elements of the work, such as plot, character development, pacing, and thematic consistency.

Editor Series: What is a Copy Editor?
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Editor Series: What is a Copy Editor?

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

A copy editor’s job is to ensure clarity, accuracy, and consistency in the writing. Their primary focus is on correcting errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax, as well as verifying factual information and improving overall readability.

Pacing Your Narrative
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Pacing Your Narrative

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

Pacing your narrative is an important part of writing. It has a huge effect on the mood of the story. A narrative that races along without any punctuation can be exhilarating, but it can also be exhausting. A narrative that moves at a snail’s pace can be calming, but it can also be boring. You need to find the right balance between the two.

Editor Series: What is a Line Editor?
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Editor Series: What is a Line Editor?

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

Line editing is a meticulous process of scrutinizing a manuscript sentence by sentence. This technique aims to refine the writing to its utmost quality by eliminating redundancies, enhancing word choice, and optimizing sentence structures.

Quick Tip Tuesday: Read Your Work Out Loud
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Quick Tip Tuesday: Read Your Work Out Loud

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

My final self-editing move is to read my book out loud. Gregg and I take turns, chapter-by-chapter – one person reading and the other with the open laptop making corrections.

Monday Motivation: Go to Work
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Monday Motivation: Go to Work

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
~Stephen King

Embrace the Rough Draft
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Embrace the Rough Draft

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

I’ve done it many times. But, the key word there is rough draft.

Monday Motivation 10/7/24
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Monday Motivation 10/7/24

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ~Ray Bradbury

Resource Roundup 10/6/24
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Resource Roundup 10/6/24

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Weekly news, tools, and resources roundup

The Kentucky Christian Writers Conference Has Gone Virtual!
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The Kentucky Christian Writers Conference Has Gone Virtual!

  • By: Hallee Bridgeman

We are thrilled to announce that the Kentucky Christian Writers’ Conference (KCWC) is going fully online this year! This change allows us to reach a wider audience and provide more flexibility for our attendees.

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