SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE
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Episode 9 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to be a damn fine editor. We talk about when you should NOT be editing. The different levels of editing are CONTENT, CHAPTER, and COPY editing, and we review examples of each of these. J edited STARCHILD one last time (and added a chapter!) before sending the book to his audiobook narrator. We take a forensic examination of book edits (The DaVinci Code adapted for Young Adults and the Anatomy of Peace 4th edition) to see what the pros change. Editing is a careful balance between being too clear and too obscure—go too far either direction and you’ll lose readers. Finally, you should make your book perfect before sending it for other to see (as we’ll talk about in the next episode).
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SW 134 INT Write your novel AFTER WORK, an interview with B.C. Walker, author of THE MEADOWLARK
SW 133 INT Character Arcs in Nonfiction with NYT Bestselling author of OUTLIVE, Bill Gifford
STEALING INDIANA JONES audiobook first half (1:23) by J Washburn
SW 132 INT Rob MacGregor, author of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
SW 131 INT ”Is Indiana Jones allowed to time travel?” with Max McCoy
SW 130 INT Rennie Saunders talks SHUT UP & WRITE!
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHER
SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide (part 8) SUBPLOTS (Joe’s favorite episode)
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCK
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SW 129 INT Raymond O’Connor: Stop letting stories die inside you!
SW 128 INT Jeanne Cavelos: Scifi author and founder of OdysseyWorkshop.org
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 5) VILLAINS
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 4) TIPS FOR HEROES
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 3) HEROIC EQ
SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide (part 2) WORLDBUILDING
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