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What an editor wants you to know…about submitting your manuscript to a publisher

First, prepare yourself for rejection. It may not even be your fault—your proposal and book could be perfect, but there’s a good chance it will be read (or just discarded) by a peon who doesn’t have the time or clout to do anything with it. There’s a reason publishers include a very generic address on…… Continue reading What an editor wants you to know…about submitting your manuscript to a publisher

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Fiction Editing Series: Pacing Your Novel

If the pacing is off in your story, a couple things will happen: if it is too slow for the story or scene, people will typically get bored and quit reading; if the pacing is too quick, your book will probably be written off as an “easy read” or a book without substance. This doesn’t…… Continue reading Fiction Editing Series: Pacing Your Novel