Category: Editing a Novel Series

• Paperbacks and Proofreaders

  Uncommon Stock launches in paperback! We had to leap over a number of hurdles to get it out the door: beleaguered type-setters, troublesome printing companies, a little retailer known as Amazon, etc. But it’s finally here and I’m thrilled to actually be holding the book in my hands, big thanks to FG Press for making it…

• Editing a Novel: Copyediting

  Okay. Now we’ve touched on beta readers, your first line of defense against suckiness, and developmental editing, working on pacing, structure and character motivation. This episode in the Editing a Novel series focuses on copyediting. Copyediting is what I’ve always imagined the editorial process to be. I packaged up my manuscript and sent the file…

• Editing a Novel: Developmental Editing

  In the first episode of the Editing a Novel Series I talked about my experience with beta readers for Uncommon Stock and how writers can maximize the utility they get out of having a small group of qualified friends give feedback on their manuscript. Once you’ve gone through at least one iteration with beta readers…

• Editing a Novel: beta readers

  Since last July I’ve popped my editorial cherry by going through the process for the first time with Uncommon Stock. Editing is a painstaking, and often painful, undertaking that has a very different feel from pounding out the first draft. Before starting, I had no idea what the process even involved. After jumping in the…