Some explicit language is included in this episode.
Disclaimers:
I am now offering LINE EDITING services, not developmental editing services. I don't know why my brain ceases to function when I hit record!
Also, because I am rambling a bit in this episode I want to clear up a couple of things that may be unclear:
1) When speaking about social media followers: I think it is important, as writers, for us to build and be a part of a strong and supportive writing community. I love the writing community on Twitter because there are so many wonderfully supportive members who strive to help other writers. On both Twitter and Instagram I follow back writers/authors who follow me. However, I do unfollow those writers who unfollow me. Mostly because we were only connected due to a mutual follow back. I'm not on social media to up my numbers, and I'm certainly not there to up anyone else's. I have 1700 followers on Twitter and most of them are writers. I am so grateful to be connected with every single one.
2) I do not mean to accuse the unnamed writer of plagiarism. What I meant to say is there are a number of coincidences that seem uncanny. That being said, I think if there was any sort of borrowing from the smaller author it was unintentional. Perhaps the bigger author read the "smaller" author's book because it was the same subject matter and some of those details subconsciously made it into the bigger author's book. As a side note: I think it sucks that the earlier published author is being overshadowed.
3) When I mention the editor not stopping the repetition in the book I recently started reading, I meant pointing it out and suggesting heavily that the author remove it. Seriously, repetition of this type slows your narrative down and should be avoided. Literary and upmarket writers (hand raised) often use repetition as a stylistic choice, but it isn't to remind the reader how many years (35 times in 10 pages!) the MC has been away from home.
S3 Episode 1: ATWT Interviews Indie Author Stephanie Verni
Special Episode: I’m Still Here
S2: Episode 7: Publishing Update & Commas After Beats? No, stop it.
S2 Episode 6: Is ”write for yourself” bad writing advice? Sometimes
S2 Episode 5: Writing Update: Be ready for some whine
S2 Episode 4: The Writer‘s Aesthetic: Do we really need a theme to write?
S2:Ep 3: Adverbs! Oh, the Horror!
S2:Ep2: End Tags: When should we use them?
S2:Ep1: Why Some Writing Advice Should be Taken with a Grain of Salt
Season Two is a GO!
Episode 31: You Don't Have to Shout! Using Dramatic Punctuation Your Writing
Episode 30: How to Give Critique
Episode 29 - How to Handle Critique (part 1)
Episode 28: Why Your First Draft Doesn't Have to be Magical
Episode 27: Show & Tell: Finding a Balance That Works
Episode 26: Pacing: How to Get it Right
Episode 25: Procrastination: How to work with it, not against it.
Episode 24: Give Me A Beat - Finding A Balance That Works
Update Episode!
Episode 23: My Revise & Resubmit Request Has Me Feeling Some Type of Way
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