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Editor's Notes



In the order they've been published:



Editor's Notes #1: WHY, Writers, WHY??!?!?

Editor's Notes #2: The Reader Doesn't Care


Editor's Notes #3: Don't Take It Personally


Editor's Notes #4: Do I Need a Substantive Editor?


Editor's Notes #5: The Importance of Beta Readers


Editor's Notes #6: A "Harsh Critic" is Not a Copy Editor


Editor's Notes #7: Is This Editor a Good One?


Editor's Notes #8: Is This Editor a Good One? Part 2


Editor's Notes #9: Obi-Lorn, the Editor's Editor


Editor's Notes #10: Good, Bad, or Ugly? My Editor's Private Life


Editor's Notes #11: It's Good to be Busy!


Editor's Notes #12: How Long Should I Wait?


Editor's Notes #13: My MS Doesn't Need That Much Red Ink


Editor's Notes #14: Do I Have to Listen to Every Suggestion?


Editor's Notes #15: The Process


Editor's Notes #16: How a Beta Reader Works


Editor's Notes #17: Does Personality Matter?


Editor's Notes #18: Does Your Editor Go the Extra Mile?


Editor's Notes #19: What Makes You Stop Reading a Book? Part 1 of 2


Editor's Notes #20: What Makes You Stop Reading a Book? Part 2 of 2


Editor's Notes #21: DO. THE. RESEARCH.

Editor's Notes #22: The Importance of Having a Critique Partner

Editor's Notes #23: Points of View Part 1—How Do I Choose?

Editor's Notes #24: Points of View Part 2—How Do I Choose?

Editor's Notes #25: Points of View Part 3—How Many Are Too Many?

Editor's Notes #26: Chicago v. AP Style

Editor's Notes #27: Hooked on a Feeling 

Editor's Notes #28: Parentheses in Fiction: Do They Break the Fourth Wall? 


Editor's Notes #29: Apostrophes v. Plurals 


Editor's Notes #30: A Question of Random Capitalization


Editor's Notes #31: My Role as the Enforcer

Editor's Notes #32: Inner Dialogue and How to Punctuate Thoughts

Editor's Notes #33: The Perfect Character

Editor's Notes #34: What's So Bad about Adverbs?

Editor's Notes #35: Edits Is Important

Editor's Notes #36: Dialogue Part 1—Regional Overkill

Editor's Notes #37: Dialogue Part 2—Sounding Real

Editor's Notes #38: Dialogue Part 3—Those @#$!$%^ Tags

Editor's Notes #39: When the Red Ink Flows

Editor's Notes #40: Reading Goals and Continuing Education

Editor's Notes #41: Best Books on Writing and Editing Part 1—My Thoughts

Editor's Notes #42: Best Books on Writing and Editing Part 2—Your Thoughts

Editor's Notes #43: Best Books on Writing and Editing Part 3—More of Your Thoughts

Editor's Notes #44: How to Improve the Indie Author Reputation