The List of Words To Jump Start My Editing or I Have To Read It Again?
MUSE MONDAY
By the end of this month I should be receiving the final galley from my publisher for my next publication. If you don't write, you probably have no idea how many times an author reads her own work. Not only do we read it several times to make edits before sending it off to a publisher, but if it's contracted we have to read it several more times. First my editor reads it and marks it up for everything from typos to plot glitches. Then I read it a few more times. And believe it or not, I always find something.
Once I have a completed manuscript and I'm happy with the story, I then begin the arduous task of technical editing. I say arduous because editing is not my favorite thing. So I have a cheat sheet to get me going. This is part of the list I use to check my work against.
Over used or weak words:
ItFelt Was for me, at her, to him, etc. WereAnd JustSimplyEvenThatClearlyBesidesWellUp, downStartedBeganTriedTryingSawNoticedKnow or thought (he knew, she thought, etc)
I don't mean to say the above words can never be used, but often a better word is, well...better. Or you can delete them all together.
My list goes on and on but this gives you an idea of the editing process.
By the way, I'll be traveling for a couple of weeks and will more than likely miss posting Muse Mondays. Hope you all have a good rest of June!
By the end of this month I should be receiving the final galley from my publisher for my next publication. If you don't write, you probably have no idea how many times an author reads her own work. Not only do we read it several times to make edits before sending it off to a publisher, but if it's contracted we have to read it several more times. First my editor reads it and marks it up for everything from typos to plot glitches. Then I read it a few more times. And believe it or not, I always find something.
Once I have a completed manuscript and I'm happy with the story, I then begin the arduous task of technical editing. I say arduous because editing is not my favorite thing. So I have a cheat sheet to get me going. This is part of the list I use to check my work against.
Over used or weak words:
ItFelt Was for me, at her, to him, etc. WereAnd JustSimplyEvenThatClearlyBesidesWellUp, downStartedBeganTriedTryingSawNoticedKnow or thought (he knew, she thought, etc)
I don't mean to say the above words can never be used, but often a better word is, well...better. Or you can delete them all together.
My list goes on and on but this gives you an idea of the editing process.
By the way, I'll be traveling for a couple of weeks and will more than likely miss posting Muse Mondays. Hope you all have a good rest of June!
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