Editing is a humbling experience.
I’ve heard it said that people who can, do & people who can’t, teach. Personally, I think that’s a crock of cr@p. The best teachers are the ones who have slogged through the… Continue reading
Tag Archive: editing
Editorial Respect
Anyone who reads my blog regularly knows two things I’m cross-eyed and dyslexic I’m dyslexic and cross-eyed. Take your pick. Vickie, my partner in blogging, is a far better writer than I’ll ever… Continue reading
Senseless Sunday Sarcasm : Overwork
My editor/friend/blog partner: How I think she’s beginning to see me: We spent 11 hours reading book 5 yesterday. In the meantime, she’s been waiting for her laptop to be repaired. … Continue reading
Ducks and editing
This view is from the backyard where Vickie lives, my background while we edited. Vickie promised to write a post…or 2…or 3…about her bratty ducks who think they own the place. I’m very… Continue reading
Extreme editing
I have 2 editors. The person who creates my book covers and does the uploading (as well as final edits) lives in South Africa. I hope that she is able to recover from… Continue reading
Friday brain freeze, Saturday Beck 5K run (aka, very slow walk with lots of stops)
After a week of marathon editing in another city, someone asked, “How was your vacation.” I spent most of the week staring at a 17 inch laptop monitor taking turns reading my book… Continue reading
Senseless “Oh my Lord I missed Sunday” Sarcasm : Sequence editing
Vickie and I are just about brain dead trying to do sequence editing. The first day, I spent hours reading aloud. I woke up with almost-laryngitis. The next day, she did the reading. … Continue reading
One-Liner Wednesday: Why a good editor is important
The day an editor sends back your text with this correction, The p*nis; mightier than the sword…that’s the day you say, “well, hmmmm…I need to find one that corrects spacing, spelling and… Continue reading
Stealing from myself:
Book 2 has been in the last stages of editing for a year, which is more than a little depressing. Writing is the world’s best anti-depressant (for me, at least), so that’s what… Continue reading
What I (don’t) know about #writing
Here are a few dingleberrys nuggets of wisdom that every new writer needs to know: A writer lives to write. Period. If you write for any other reason, please do everyone a favor… Continue reading