The Subversive Copy Editor

MAY 11, 2021

Keeping all those voices straight is one of the primary tasks of a writer; monitoring and protecting those distinctions is a primary task of an editor. To see how these intentional grammar “goofs” work in creative writing, let’s look at a few issues commonly faced by writers. Less/fewer. Between/among. This is good news!

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 18, 2022

Almost every writer I know has a love-hate relationship with their writing program, whether it’s Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Scrivener, or a yellow legal pad. Many writers pay thousands of dollars for freelance editorial help before they publish. Scrivener is great for drafting but has limited formatting capabilities. Voice Narration.

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Being a freelance writer for the fashion industry is an exciting idea. Fashion writers play a vital role in the industry because they help fashion businesses communicate their messages and educate the public about trends, styles, and beauty. There are many ways you can work as a fashion writer. SimplyHired. ContentWriting Jobs.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 23, 2023

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted from the new revised edition of Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive by Joni B. I imagined my new release displayed in the creative-writing section of my daughter’s college bookstore. All sorts of worries, real and irrational, cluttered my thinking.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 16, 2024

PROMOTIONS At Penguin Random House Children’s , Annie Kelley has been promoted to executive editor. Rebecca Vitkus has been promoted to senior managing editor. Emily Hoffman has been promoted to associate managing editor. Stephanie Bay has been promoted to senior copy editor.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 14, 2023

ProWritingAid can help you self-edit your work before you take it on to a human editor, so they can focus on the bigger issues. In this episode, Chris Banks, the CEO of ProWritingAid talks about how developments in AI have added functionality to the software to help writers even more. Or you can just go to ProWritingAid.com.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 16, 2023

Do you get a buzz from fine-tuning bloated paragraphs so they hammer home the writer’s message? So, if you’re already a professional freelance writer , you have an unfair advantage. Editors look at the big picture, while proofreaders are razor-sharp grammar checkers. Editors are in demand! The good news?

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

The No-Stress Way for Writers to Outline Author: David Carr Source: The Book Designer If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the idea of outlining, or if your mind goes blank whenever you sit down to plan out your book, David’s post breaks things down into simple steps — with a focus on gathering your ideas then getting them into a logical order.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Whether you’re a seasoned freelance writer or a new writer with no experience, freelance writing jobs that pay are still plentiful in 2022, 2023, and beyond — if: You know where to look… You know how to promote yourself… And you know how to differentiate yourself from your fellow writers. That’s where we come in.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 31, 2023

How can you write fast but also make your creative process sustainable for the long term? Dan Willcocks talks about his creative and business approach. Writing was never something that I kind of foresaw as a career because I never thought it was achievable to become a writer. Dan: I've always been interested in reading.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JUNE 13, 2022

A writer’s choice of the indicative or subjunctive mood can affect the tone and authenticity of narration or dialogue. Creative writers and their editors will benefit from understanding the formal use of the subjunctive (that is, the usage traditionally considered correct in English grammar guides) in order to make the right choice.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Fiction or nonfiction, a writer must be scrupulous in quoting words precisely and crediting their source. Most publishing contracts hold the author liable for misrepresentations and plagiarism, but even without that legal pressure, a writer, of all people, should naturally respect the intellectual property of others. Giving Sources.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Narrators and characters in novels and other creative writing can talk about whatever they want. Writers often ask how to style such titles. Writers often ask how to style such titles. Creative License. The writer or editor objects. With italics? Quotation marks? Title caps? The Chicago Way. The text is old.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

DECEMBER 16, 2022

To me it suggests that each writer, perhaps in consultation with an agent or editor, decided the best approach for their book. It’s also possible that the writer decided and no one objected in the course of preparing the book for publication. A writer then can decide whether the trend works for them. Help for Writers.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 29, 2023

Check it out for free or get 25% off the premium edition at www.ProWritingAid.com/joanna John Matthew Fox is an award-winning short story writer, a developmental editor, writing teacher and blogger. His latest book is The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel's Key Moments. John has courses for writers here.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

OCTOBER 22, 2021

A piece of bossy advice often given to creative writers is to sweep through your manuscripts before you submit them and delete certain words. Creative writers especially must ask, Is this character or narration meant to be vigorous? The writer chooses. What’s wrong with “that”? Nothing is wrong with the word “that.”

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 1, 2022

Creative writers sometimes mangle grammar on purpose or get creative with punctuation. commenters told a writer that “breathe deep” was incorrect, as opposed to “breathe deeply.” The right grammar in creative writing is a slippery fish. Good editors ask questions before answering. Same online. Simple past.].

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 16, 2023

In the writers’ groups where I hang out online, these queries are evergreen: How do I know if I need a copyeditor  before  I submit my work to an agent or editor? The replies and comments are typically so head-spinning in their range and variety that no one could blame writers for being confused.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Designers and production editors use a manuscript’s word count to estimate how many pages the published book will be, taking into account how they want it to look: how large the pages will be, how much white space is wanted, whether illustrations will add to the page count, etc. What Agents and Editors Want. I have no idea.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

APRIL 7, 2022

But before we declare the TOC irrelevant to printed novels, let’s take a closer look at why some current best-selling writers (or their editors or publishers) decide to include one. When chapter titles are a creative plus. When a Table of Contents Is Helpful in a Novel. As a guide to a complex narrative.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Creative use of chapter length. Planning a book’s chapters can happen in more than one way, depending on how a writer works. Knowing its goal, a writer knows when the goal has been reached. Jericho Writers , accessed June 8, 2022. Short chapters are good for plot-centered novels with fast pacing and suspense. Here’s Why.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 9, 2021

A writing coach or an editor might have wagged a finger at McBride and told him to kill that darling. Nonetheless, McBride’s very long sentence stands out as an elegant reminder to novice writers that disregarding a rule can be highly effective in creative writing. New York: Riverhead books, 2020 , 76). It did distract me.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

MAY 10, 2022

Creative License. Most writers are rightly oblivious to style choices at this level. It also may entail explaining to writers why some words after a colon are capped, and others are not. We meet at Josephina’s, period. Like I said, subtle. Although the CMOS guidelines in section 6.63 are mostly intuitive, exception 2 isn’t.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

APRIL 12, 2021

When you write a book to send to an agent or editor, you are preparing a  manuscript. And even if your ideas, characters, and plot twists are colorful and creative, your manuscript format should not be. Many agents and editors post the format they prefer (or demand) on a “Submissions” page at their website.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Georgina: Like a lot of authors that you've interviewed, I always wanted to be a writer as a child, and I was that kid with the desk in her bedroom, who would sit there and write books, even if it was just on notebook paper. And so, a lot of us will land in marketing comms, but it wasn't as creative for me as I wanted it to be.

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