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Receive occasional notes on the craft, business, and collaborative partnership of bringing nonfiction to life.
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What makes nonfiction manuscript critiques painful?
Putting your full manuscript out there can feel perilous, and the feedback loop has its share of pitfalls. Discover the exact structural pain points of a manuscript critique—from overwhelming feedback to mismatched visions—and learn how a targeted author questionnaire creates a truly collaborative editorial partnership.
Nonfiction developmental editing: a behind-the-scenes look
Demystifying the structural editing process. An in-depth look at what a nonfiction developmental editor actually does, common misconceptions, and how authors benefit from the investment.
A teacher’s approach to giving editing feedback
Hitting the sweet spot of manuscript feedback. How years in the college classroom taught me to deliver rigorous yet kind edits tailored strictly to an author's unique goals and context.