The Importance of Continuing Education

The more I learn, the more I realize I need to learn.

conference, editingLynda DietzSeptember 5, 2019education, editing, resources, freelance

Learning Something New in Chicago

Enjoying time in Chicago at the EFA annual conference!

editing, conferenceLynda DietzAugust 22, 2019editing, education, Chicago, freelance

Never Underestimate the Importance of a Developmental Editor

Sometimes, involving an editor earlier in the process leaves you with a much better end product.

editingLynda DietzJuly 11, 2019developmental editing, fiction, nonfiction

What It Really Means to Kill Your Darlings

Sometimes, you have to let go of what’s good to make room for what’s best.

writing, editingLynda DietzMay 30, 2019killing your darlings, rewriting

Editing: Good, Fast, Cheap—Choose Any Two

They say you can’t always get what you want. Sometimes, choices need to be made.

editing, pricingLynda DietzApril 18, 2019editing, copyediting, cost of edits, value

Anachronisms: Timing Is Everything

We would no sooner give Cleopatra a can of Coca-Cola than we would have Columbus crossing the seas on an ocean liner. Fiction that's set in our own world—current-day, ancient history, or somewhere between—needs to make sense within the boundaries of that world.

editing, fact-checking, researchLynda DietzApril 4, 2019anachronisms, fact-checking, verisimilitude

Welcome to My New Home!

After blogging on another site for the better part of six years, I realize it’s time for a change.

blogging, editingLynda DietzMarch 13, 2019Easy Reader Editing, editing, copy editing, copyediting, new blog

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