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The Real Deal About Your Mysterious Editor

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Oct 12, 2023
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Susie’s Master Class No. 7: The Real Deal About Editors

October 19 - Register Here

Working closely with an editor is a unique intimacy as well as a business relationship. Some will become lifelong friends and comrades. Others will be the bane of your existence… LOL. Let’s try to that latter number down to one, or none!

Attentive, craft-savvy editing is necessary. Writing is not the “solo journey” that it’s cracked up to be. You are going to have several editors over your lifetime in writing, and it’s time to learn what it’s all about. One day, you’re going to be editing a work you care about, too . . .

We’re going to rip the cover off it all:

  • What can I expect from a developmental edit?

  • What can I expect from a line edit?

  • Where do you find the best editors?

  • Isn’t my book publisher going to edit my book? Why do I need to be concerned?

  • What’s the difference between newspaper, magazine, journal, and book editors?

  • Do I need different editors for different stages of my work and career?

  • How do I kno…

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