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How To Avoid Showing Your Privilege in Everyday Activities in Your Novel
This past weekend, I binge read the first three books in Lauren Dane’s Whiskey Sharp series. Lauren is one of my go-to contemporary romance authors. I adore her books so much. But in the second book, Whiskey Sharp: Jagged, there was a problematic issue with privilege...
The One Question I Ask In EVERY Developmental Edit
I get a lot of emails from authors asking what they can expect from a Developmental Edit (also known as a Content Edit). While some authors secretly want an editor who will be blown away by their manuscript and love every bit, that’s not what an editor is supposed to...
Seven Random Facts About Casey
I’ve always thought those getting-to-know-you games were really fun. But because it’s kind of hard to play a game on my blog, I figured I’d just do one of those Seven Random Facts About Me posts. If anyone does want to play along, you can post seven random facts about...
Why My Edits Are Only Suggestions
Some authors don’t hire editors because they don’t want someone telling them how they have to write their books. While I can’t speak for other freelance editors, that is an inaccurate view of my editing style. My edits are and always will be merely suggestions. When I...
Five Reasons Why I’m The Best Romance Editor You’ll Ever Hire
I’ve been reading romance novels for most of my life. I know it inside and out. I read everything from YA to erotic romance, and I can help you with any subgenre. Historical, check. Paranormal, definitely. Romantic suspense, absolutely. I can also work with any heat...
Why Series Book Bibles Are Important
Authors are incredibly talented, creating stories with nothing but their imagination. They know everything from the heroine's eighth birthday party to the reason why the hero hates the color green. And if they actually created a brand new, fantasy land? You can bet...
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