Writing - Posts tagged editing

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How to keep track of worthwhile snippets from discovery writing, which don't work where they were first written?

1 answer · last activity 8 days ago by Mark Baker

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How can I shorten a piece of writing effectively? [closed]

2 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Monica Cellio

short-story editing wordcount

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What's the point of writing that I know will never be used or read?

14 answers · last activity 4 months ago by ArtOfCode

editing world-building psychology-of-writing

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Should one invest in a professional editor before querying?

2 answers · last activity 5 months ago by DPT

publishing editing queries publisher

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How can I make my 'first draft' good enough to be published?

9 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Kevin

publishing editing technique process first-draft

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How do you avoid the problem of a collaborative work having separate voices?

3 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Monica Cellio

fiction planning editing collaboration

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Formatting Progress while writing an Answer

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by ArtOfCode

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Suggestion: Support edit comments

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feature-request editing status-completed

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Writing a Non Fiction: Need to Format a Continuous Side Bar

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing book formatting copywriting format

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Is writing three drafts really necessary?

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planning editing creative-writing

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What's the least distracting method to inform editors I'm a woman?

12 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing submitting-work technical-writing resume gender

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How significant a role have editors played on books published in the past?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

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I wrote a book, but changed my mind on the ending

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

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Is it a bad idea to write and edit chapter by chapter?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction editing

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Copying Certain Information From A Official Website

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editing copyright plagiarism citations

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How do I fix a text wall when I already have one?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing formatting format

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How many rewrites should a writer expect for a novel?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel editing

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How do I gain sufficient emotional distance from my work to edit it?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

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Do I write the entire series and edit, or edit the books as I go?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction editing series

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How do I know when my work is ready for critique?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

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Editing a memoir

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editing memoir authorship

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How can I keep my writing from being perceived as "too complicated"

9 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing style

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Using capital letters and full-stop in bullet points

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing style punctuation

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Structuring a sentence with two phrases qualifying the same ending

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing style

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When Showing Over Telling Becomes Too Extravagant

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction editing creative-writing

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Programs that analyze word frequency?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

software editing tools text-analysis

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How to make a dark story not-so-dark (Shining the light in darkness)

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction editing technique style characters

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When to ask for feedback of novel?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing reviews feedback proofreading

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How much does imperfect grammar put off an agent?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

agent editing submitting-work

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Redouble, double, or double again?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing vocabulary

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Doubts about editing?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

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Why does this software suggest capitalizing the word 'dragon'?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing style tools

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How to write when thinking in multiple languages?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

planning editing translation creative-writing multilingual

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Can I, as a reader, submit a "Bug Report" for a novel?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction editing revision

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Hyphen or en-dash

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing style punctuation titles

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How does the placement of transition sentences affects the meaning/tone of a piece?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction editing creative-writing pacing

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Can the term "Glorified delivery" be used to signify giving birth?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing poetry

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How can I avoid word repetition in the following paragraph?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing

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Should I edit the first draft until I'm totally satisfied or should I leave that to the third draft?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel editing

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What are First Drafts, Second Drafts, etc.?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

terminology editing revision first-draft

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What's a word for a person who took a very rough story and made it into a book?

9 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing collaboration translation word-choice memoir

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Maintaining the consistency of voice and spontaneity throughout a piece

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing technique style habits

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How many errors should I expect from a proofreader?

7 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing self-publishing proofreading

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Text Editors. Suggesting & Tracking Changes to Plain-Text Documents

9 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing revision

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How do I escape my own experience?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing academic-writing proofreading

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Is the first draft of a novel usually shorter than the finished work?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing getting-started creative-writing first-draft

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How much $ to calculate for an Editor

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing getting-started

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My first act is lengthy. And I cannot shorten it. Any Suggestions?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

plot editing structure

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How to write a powerful but uncomplicated conference biography?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing clarity biography

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How can I catch more errors when I proofread?

21 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

editing technique proofreading