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 Ten Things I Look After When Copyediting Fiction Novels
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By Patricia Collins
In Editing
Posted October 30, 2020

Ten Things I Look After When Copyediting Fiction Novels

If you’ve made it through revisions and developmental or substantive editing, it’s time for copyediting. Good copyediting does not come cheap. In a recent rate survey undertaken by the Editorial [...]

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 When to Hire a Beta Reader
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By Patricia Collins
In Editing
Posted October 2, 2020

When to Hire a Beta Reader

You’ve written your novel! Well done! Many people sit down at their desk to write a novel and then immediately stand back up to see what’s streaming. But not you! You persevered and you’ve woven [...]

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 What’s a beta reader and why do you need one?
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By Patricia Collins
In Editing
Posted August 21, 2020

What’s a beta reader and why do you need one?

Or: Why your friends aren’t your best first readers. Beta reading is one of the services I provide, and it’s the one that most people haven’t heard of. Here’s what I tell people when they ask: A [...]

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 When Should You Hire a Copyeditor?
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By Patricia Collins
In Editing
Posted July 28, 2020

When Should You Hire a Copyeditor?

Or: How to not waste your time and money. You wrote a novel! Maybe it’s the next great American novel, maybe it’s your first foray into the writing world, maybe it’s your first contemporary [...]

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 Revising Your Novel? Eliminate These Four Things.
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By Patricia Collins
In Writing
Posted July 21, 2020

Revising Your Novel? Eliminate These Four Things.

You’ve written a draft of a novel and you’ve revised enough times to know that your story is pretty awesome. What other things need revision? I’ve got a list of four things to look for. When I [...]

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 Five Things to Do After You’ve Finished Your First Draft
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By Patricia Collins
In Writing
Posted July 10, 2020

Five Things to Do After You’ve Finished Your First Draft

You have finished a first draft! You’ve written a novel! Break out the smoking jacket with the patches on the sleeves. Pipe optional! What to do now, though? Maybe it was easy to write that [...]

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