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Writing and Editing Advice

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Save Your Manuscripts!

This is such basic advice I thought it would go without saying. But at least half a dozen times in less than a year, I’ve encountered writers who no longer had a word processor document containing the manuscript for their book. These are all folks who had their book published …

Online Writing Classes May–July 2025

The Orange County Library System here in Central Florida holds writing workshops over Zoom, so anyone anywhere may attend. The Library Card field on the registration form is optional. If you don’t have an OCLS library card, just leave it blank. Please be aware that the library does not record …

Developmental vs Substantive Editing—What’s the Difference?

Q: What is the difference between developmental editing and substantive editing? A: That depends on whom you ask. Seriously, even editors can’t agree amongst ourselves what’s what, which is why each of us has some kind of web page where we define different types of editing in our own terms. …