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Nightmares In Editing

2015-05-142015-05-14 Miss Poison Editing, Editors, Honesty, Poison In Lethal Doses, Work, Write, Writer, Writers, Writing Beta Readers, Clean Manuscripts, Dictionary, Dirty Manuscripts, Editing, Encouragement, Grammar, Language, Punctuation, Spelling, Support, Thesaurus, Words, Work, Writers, Writing

I am an immense fan of what I call the "clean manuscript". That means the manuscript doesn't require me to do any of the following: Lose hair. Attempt to remove my eyeballs with a fork or melon baller. Grind my teeth. Slouch over my laptop in sheer disgust. And those are just a few of … Continue reading Nightmares In Editing

Saturday Morning Humor

2014-12-06 Miss Poison Authors, Books, Editing, Editors, Honesty, Humor, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reading, Writing Authors, Books, Editing, Editors, Fifty Shades Of Grey, Grammar, Humor, Marketability, Publishing, Writers, Writing

I have been lucky (and not so lucky) to read a LOT of books long before they were ever published. The other day I was asked how crucial the editing process is. I said "As an editor, making sure your work is properly edited and not riddled with mistakes and errors is of the utmost … Continue reading Saturday Morning Humor