The time between your line edits and clicking that "submit for preorder" button is a daunting one. On the one hand, you've read your book so many times you're sick of it. On the other, you have that fear: What...
Category: Editing Tips
Editing Tips
Working With an Editor – Tips and Tricks to Maximize Success
On your publishing path, you will inevitably work with an editor (and if you don't, we recommend you do). Having been on both sides of the equation, we've assembled our best tips for hiring and working with an editor. Why...
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How to Find Beta Readers and CPs – Your Best Writerly Friends
Authors have different ways to solicit feedback. Some prefer a more collaborative approach, where they use critique partners during the drafting process. Others prefer to draft in solitude, then share a nearly completed version. Either way: You're still in need...
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How to Take Feedback – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Writing can be a solitary endeavor. But when you're ready to share your art, you'll have to seek feedback from others. Learning how to take feedback is an essential tool in the writer's toolbox. Of course, line edits and typo...
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POV Violations – Head Hopping and Perspective Changes
A continuation of our series on self editing and writing tips. As always, your mileage may vary, and every story is unique. For many authors, side characters and secondary characters can tell as much of the story as the protagonists. But...
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Character Motivations: Keeping Your Story Straight
When it comes to writing good, compelling characters, there's a lot to consider. You want to create someone memorable, who readers can relate to. But most important, you want to make sure that your memorable, relatable character doesn't change midway...
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Showing and Telling – Not As Simple As it Sounds
One of the most used phrases in editing is the dreaded, "Show, don't tell." What it means, very simply, is that the prose is using direct words and phrases (He was very angry) versus description (His blood thumped in his...
Editing Tips
How to Self-Edit: A Key Author Skill
There are many skills you need as an author. An eye for plot, a sense of empathy for good characters. Nerves of steel to withstand criticism and bad reviews. But one of the best skills a new author can hone...
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The Importance of Editing For Self-Published Authors
Welcome to the first in our next blog series, focusing on the magic of editing. We at SGR-P are both providers of editorial services and accepters of it. For the next few weeks, we'll talk about different editorial topics, from...