What Developmental Editing Isn’t

Last week, I introduced developmental editing and gave an overview of what it is. This week, I'm describing what it's not. As developmental editing is its own animal, it doesn’t...
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Consider Developmental Editing After Writing That First Draft

You've completed a first draft of your manuscript. Congratulations! Now you need it checked by a developmental editor. Developmental editing is the process where the editor critically examines the manuscript...
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Hire 1 Good Ghostwriter — or Don’t Write the Book

You have an idea for a book that you’re sure will be a big hit and reach a wide audience. You also have decided that, for whatever reason, you can’t...
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In Defense of Humans vs. AI

To paraphrase William Shakespeare:  When machines do the work that we’re assigned And create the content that does abound We’ll all be free to do the things we love And...
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Reasons a Book Gets Bad Reviews: The Storytelling Lacks

What makes a great book? A lot of things, actually, but to paraphrase James Carville, it’s the storytelling, stupid. Publishers I talk to are always looking for a story that...
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Ghostwriting: What is a Compelling Story?

Just because you want to use ghostwriting services doesn’t mean the ghostwriter will want to partner with you. Like many creative types, ghostwriters want to work with people who have...
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The Ghostwriter Respects the Author, and the Author Trusts the Ghostwriter

I previously wrote about a ghostwriter’s need to be able to step into the client’s shoes and tell the story in the client’s voice and tone and style. To effectively...
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A Ghostwriter Ensures It’s Your Story, Not Theirs

Another important aspect to ghostwriting is the ability to step into someone else’s shoes and tell that person’s story in their words, voice and tone. The worst thing a ghostwriter...
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What is a Ghostwriter?

Are you sure that person whose book you’re reading really wrote it? Chances are they didn’t, or at the very least, they got help. And I don’t mean the kind...
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