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Good editor, bad editor

05/27/201305/28/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 336 Views 0 Comments choosing an editor, editing, editing tips, good editors vs. bad editors, good writing techniques, rick taubold, self-editing

From Rick: I do promise I’ll get back to my series on dialog, but in the meantime, several topics have shoved their way into my path. One that keeps coming back almost ad nauseam is the subject of editing and

Basics of writing Editing Novel writing

The Various Levels of Editing–Part 1

05/20/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 384 Views 0 Comments editing, editing tips, good writing techniques, novel writing, publishing, scott gamboe, self-editing, self-publishing, writing

From Scott: Today, I’m going to talk about editing, or more specifically, the different levels of editing. Rick and I have mentioned before how important editing is to your work. Your readers expect a clean novel when they buy it,

Basics of writing Editing

Bad writing habits–examples

03/12/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 362 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, editing, error correction, good writing, good writing techniques, head hopping, novel writing, point of view, rick taubold, scott gamboe

From Rick and Scott: Last week Scott talked about four bad habits of writers. The first was the use of habit words and phrases. Nearly every author is guilty of falling into the use of certain repetitive writing habits. The

Basics of writing Editing Formatting Punctuation

Formatting guidelines–PART 3 (Miscellaneous topics)

02/11/201302/18/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 430 Views 0 Comments editing, editing tips, good writing techniques, manuscript formatting, novel writing, publishing, rick taubold

From Rick: This post will finish the topic of formatting (for now) and attempt to cover those varied points not previously discussed. (1) Smart quote redux This past week I discovered a problem with smart quotes. Remember that I said

Basics of writing Editing Formatting

Manuscript formatting guidelines–PART 1

01/28/201304/08/2014 Write Well, Write To Sell 406 Views 0 Comments editing, editing tips, error correction, first line indent vs. tabs, good writing techniques, manuscript formatting, publishing, rick taubold

From Rick: We talk a lot about the specifics of grammar and craft in this blog, but one aspect of writing we’ve left out so far deals with the basics of formatting your story or manuscript. Just so we’re clear,

Editing Self-Publishing Writing software

Using automated grammar checking

01/07/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 400 Views 0 Comments editing, editing tips, error correction, grammar checkers, grammar checking software, scott gamboe, self-editing, self-publishing, spell checkers

Here begins a series on grammar checkers and editing software. We will be talking about other pieces of software on the market and the caveats of using them, along with our advice. We won’t necessarily be doing these articles one

Basics of writing Novel writing Short fiction

Is your story the right size?

12/03/201208/08/2016 Write Well, Write To Sell 422 Views 0 Comments editing, fiction writing, good writing, good writing techniques, novel writing, rick taubold, scott gamboe, writing

From Rick: This may sound like a strange topic, but it reflects a problem I’ve seen on several occasions. It means: does your story CONCEPT match the length allocated to it? The length problem spans all types of stories from

Editing

Clean writing & interesting sentences

08/28/201210/05/2012 Write Well, Write To Sell 426 Views 1 Comment clean writing, editing, editing tips, good writing techniques, reference books for writers, rick taubold, show don't tell, weak words

From Rick: Last week Scott pointed out that one of the biggest annoyances for readers is errors in a book. Indeed, one the major complaints against self-published novels has been the poor quality of the writing and lack of proper

Openings Self-Publishing

Story Openings–Part 4: Case Studies

03/12/201210/05/2012 Write Well, Write To Sell 342 Views 0 Comments editing, editing tips, fiction writing, good writing, good writing techniques, indie publishing, novel writing, scott gamboe, showing, story hook, story openings, telling

From Scott: We’ve had a few blog entries (including our excellent guest blogger, Robert Vardeman) about what a strong opening needs to have to capture the reader’s attention. Character. Setting. Conflict. Hook. Put all four of them in the opening

Openings

Story Openings–Part 3: Voice

03/05/201210/05/2012 Write Well, Write To Sell 449 Views 4 Comments editing, editing tips, fiction writing, good writing techniques, indie publishing, novel writing, openings, rick taubold, story hook, story openings, voice

From Rick: The last installment left off with the opening from Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House.” This is arguably one of the best openings in literature because it includes all of the elements of a great opening: character, setting, conflict, and