Latest posts tagged with #revising on Bluesky
If your beta reader thought your book was...well...boring, you might not have a content problem. You may very well be able to fix your problem with...
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That was optimistic. Took another look at it, and . . . POV problems, nothing really moving the story or characters forward. (Good news: have a clue how to fix it.)
Which is actually the fun of writing. It's a puzzle to figure out. Why would I use AI?
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Beta readers, critique partners, sensitivity readers, editors — each plays a different role.
Knowing which feedback you need is just as important as knowing when to get it! #WritingTips #Revising
Quick polish checklist (7):
1. stronger verbs
2. remove repetition
3. trim filler openings
4. purposeful dialogue beats
5. paragraph breaks for pace
6. pronoun clarity
7. read aloud for rhythm
Editing help: www.lianemahugh.ca/editing-serv...
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Dang, that chapter's a mess . . . Four hours and 1400 words later, the first two scenes are definitely better. (2000 words to go.)
Get the ideas down, clean it up later!
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My editing workflow (often in 5 steps):
1. goals + intake
2. developmental clarity (structure/pacing/character)
3. line edit (voice/flow/clarity)
4. copy edit checks (consistency + correctness)
5. revision support (next steps)
#bookediting #editingservices #revising #writingprocess
Editing is a process, not a single pass. My roadmap:
1. Structural editing
2. Stylistic/line edit
3. Copy edit
4. Proofread
Not every manuscript needs every step, but the right sequence makes revision feel manageable.
#bookediting #editingservices #writerscommunity #authorlife #revising
Second in revising my long-referenced #grammar guide - but easily most confused and confusing - #commas!
Sing it with me - comma, comma, comma, chameleoooon
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For those of us who were formally trained in creative writing, have you put your work in an AI checker and been insulted at the insinuation that your work was 86% AI written?
I know they aren't accurate but it's really unsettling.
#authorsky #writers #revising #writersofblusky
Second in revising my long-referenced #grammar guide - but easily most confused and confusing - #commas!
Sing it with me - comma, comma, comma, chameleoooon
kathybrysonblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/c...
#writing #amwriting #writingtip #revising #editing #publishing #professionalism!
That feeling when #revising finally finds its groove and I can stop banging my head against the wall!
#flow #writing #picturebooks
✍️ Revisions on the new project are underway. ✍️
I really love the editing process. I approach it systematically, one pass at a time, searching for specific items: voice pass, stakes pass, places to sprinkle in more of this or that.
Very exciting. 👏👏
How do you approach #editing and #revising?
Authors, writers and editors:
What are the resources that have made the biggest impact on your writing?
I'm asking about books, courses, videos, mentors - be specific!
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I don’t just need “comfort food” these days. I need these “WTF is going right now?” Owls that fully share in my wide spectrum of emotions as I revise my novel in a time where everyone is questioning everything & are we all have an existential crisis…but at least we still have sugar.
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1 week remaining until my #deadline to finish this #rewrite.
45 of 51 chapters completed
11,933 words removed
I think I might actually make it! 😲
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A five star review for a sunflower bandana at PetSmart, which was unfortunately a little small but still good quality, writes Aveline of Nov Voronova. Her cat Arkady preferred the tuna churu they included for free, though! Five stars.
Looks like kohl_a doesn't exactly have an original opinion on the Lord of the Rings movies in this Letterboxd review - although he does suggest taking a goshawk instead of an eagle! And we agree - it is a cool movie, and Pippin is the best. Five stars.
From the sounds of this Amazon review, we mush have a very experienced twitcher on our hands. Matthias Hill from the Free Cities (wherever that is) has some suggested additions for the next edition of All The Birds Of The World, namely the greater birds of prey. Still, four stars isn't bad!
Judging by this comment from YouTube, it sounds like @Reet__16 has Christine McVie's Songbird on repeat. Who can blame her?
Wait, how did these four get internet access?
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Just finishing up my first big picture revision of my #shrike #WIP in time for #RevPit. It doesn't feel quite as insane as my usual zero drafts (could I be learning?), which is nice, but we all know the first revision is just the beginning.
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#Revising Accountability Post
Today I cut about 3,600 words from my MS, which bring my total to 7,241 out of the 30,000 I’m trying to cut.
#Writing #Editing
