by Linden Gross | Oct 12, 2023 | Editing
Why do so few people look at the big picture? I just found out that my HOA is considering ripping out the community’s 20-year-old landscape and replacing it with new. I’ll admit that sometimes a project does require a total revamp. But to determine whether...
by Linden Gross | Mar 2, 2023 | Editing, Writing Coach Services
Last November, J.W. Judge and Barbara Hinske interviewed me for The Write Approach podcast. I published the first part of that interview about working with a writing coach last month. Here’s the second part of the interview, which focuses on the different kinds...
by Linden Gross | Dec 15, 2022 | Editing
Now that we’ve dealt with the formatting of your manuscript, we can finally move on to how to copyedit language. I always start by running two spellchecks. The spellcheck attached to Word is much faster, but catches less than Grammarly, which the website describes as...
by Linden Gross | Dec 8, 2022 | Editing
Are you ready? Last week we covered copyediting basics. This week, we’re going to tackle what a lot of people would suggest handling last in a copyedit – formatting. Start by turning on Track Changes even if you’re copyediting your own manuscript. You’ll want to be...
by Linden Gross | Dec 1, 2022 | Editing
I was recently involved in handling a copyedit for a dissertation. The daunting experience reminded me of just how complicated copyediting is. Before we get into that, let’s review copyedit basics: what a copyedit is and is not. A copyedit is not a line edit. In my...
by Linden Gross | May 19, 2022 | Editing, Writing
So you think your book is finished and you’re done? Sure, you’ve completed that first draft of your book. Or maybe even the second. How great is that? Despite your splendid accomplishment, odds are that your book is not ready for prime time. Most of us...
