We invite you to try our self-
Familiarizing yourself with different writing techniques is helpful not just for new writers, but for accomplished writers as well.
Honing your craft is essential. Our recommended reading list includes many books from the Writer’s Digest Elements of Fiction Writing series. Others are gems we have discovered over years of writing, speaking, teaching and attending conferences where professionals share information.
We highly recommend you study relevant books to enhance your writing technique and
voice before you pay for professional help. Find a local writers group that offers
critiquing and free or low-
Knowledge is power
After you self-
You may be so close to the book of your heart that you can no longer be objective. Perhaps you feel that your characters’ dialogue lacks a certain sparkle, or that your sentence structure does not enhance the pacing you are looking for. Perhaps grammar and punctuation make you shudder, or you realize you have plot holes but don’t know how to fill them.
Our staff includes professional editors, published authors and writing instructors who are experienced in helping other writers navigate the intricacies of polishing a manuscript.
We offer proofreading, copy and content editing services for a reasonable fee.
Please note that we are not ghost writers, and we do not rewrite manuscripts.
Our Services
Don’t let your manuscript kick the bucket when it arrives on an editor or agent’s desk. Use our checklist to eliminate catastrophic content:
- Overuse of certain words, redundant words, or weakening phrases such as “began to” or “seemed”
- Weak verbs or too many adverbs
- Grammar and punctuation problems
- Clichés or stereotypes
- Flawed, inconsistent, or poorly executed reasoning
- Passive rather than active writing/voice
- Mixed tense
- Back story dump or fatal flashbacks
- Too much description or narrative
- Incorrect chronology of events
- One-
dimensional or undeveloped characters - Trite or not enough dialogue
- Plot holes
- Not enough conflict or tension
- Scenes that don’t up the tension or advance the story
- Point-
of- view problems - Repetitive body language
The Bucket List©
by
Karlene Conroy
Editing and revising your own writing can be difficult, even daunting. However, revision is where the real writing starts. Embrace revisions! This is where issues such as grammar and punctuation errors, plot holes, and a variety of inconsistencies are caught and corrected. Your draft will undergo a metamorphosis and ultimately emerge a beautiful butterfly ready to dazzle the world!
We Edit Fiction
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