Alliance of Independent Authors Podcast: Introduction to the Kinds of Editing

[Quantum]

I listened to this podcast on my drive down to the always-temperate San Luis Obispo to see my mom yesterday. All of their podcast are excellent and I'm seriously considering joining because of theirs"watchdog" writer services vetting program and discounts.

The topics covered in this beginners session includes:
- Three steps to manuscript editing: Self-Editing, Beta Readers and Professional Editing
- Definition of the different types of editing
- Developmental Editing
- Copy/Line Editing
- Proofreading
- Editing Tools (like Grammarly, Pro Writing Aid, Hemingway)
- Editing Challenges
- Working with a book editor
- How to find a book editor
- Using the ALLi Partner Member listing to find a vetted service you can trust to edit your book
- How to get book editing discounts from our ALLi Partner Members

[the hosts:]
Jay Artale is a project manager who swapped corporate life for a nomadic existence as a non-fiction writer. She's written and self-published a series of travel guides, travel writing books, and poetry collections. Jay is also one of the co-organizers of the Indie Author Fringe, a 3X a year online conference for indie authors who self-publish.
...
Michael La Ronn is the author of over 30 science fiction & fantasy novels and author self-help books. To date, he has published over 1.5 million words of fiction and nonfiction. Since publishing his first book in 2014, he has produced a prolific writing portfolio while raising a family and working a full-time job in the insurance industry.

(https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a...)

[Ian]

Alex, was the title of this discussion deliberate irony?

[Quantum]

ha ha. no, just a typo. (i fixed it.) the pitfals of typing on a phone.