Kristen Chavez | Fiction Editor (she/her)
@ARTiculateEdit
Line editing and copyediting that preserves your unique style and voice (she/her)
I get personal (and have a little fun) in my latest blogpost by sharing an excerpt from my (never finished) eighth grade gothic romance. Nothing but respect for writers who have the drive and passion to actually finish a novel! tinyurl.com/y52qp7bo
Is it weird that discovering “asshat” is a closed compound and that “diddley-squat” takes a hyphen brings me joy? #amediting
Yet another reason not to rely on spellcheck. Apparently “lepper” is a word, and it’s not someone with leprosy. It’s a horse that jumps. I used to jump horses, and I never heard of that one.
A “midnight snake” is not something I’d want to encounter in my kitchen after Thanksgiving. #amediting
Just dropped a new blog post. articulateediting.com/post/communica…
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Communicating With Your Editor: A Two-Way Street
"Let's just say that out of all the edits I've done, I've only had two that I recall as negative experiences ... The problem for both arose out of poor communication. The takeaway? Whether you're the...
Three examples of misused horse words I’ve come across recently in published books: comparing a gawky teen girl to a “gelding” (a neutered male horse); describing a chair as “whicker” (a sound a horse makes); and having a character “saddle up beside” another character.
Writing a novel in first person? Avoid these five common mistakes. articulateediting.com/post/five-firs…
Starting a new year of editing (or anything)? Inspiration:
The latest episode of the @EditingPodcast focuses on sprucing up your editing or proofreading business for the year ahead. @LouiseHarnby and I share 5 things you can do, starting today! #amediting
The song 'Silent Night' in Linkedin profiles.
I’ve decided to kill off a few characters in the book I’m writing. It will definitely spice up my autobiography.
5 signs that you're a book addict. You're welcome. #booktok #middlegrade #mg #mgfantasy #middlegradefantasy #read #reader #write #writer #reading #writing #publish #publishing #tmdaliggr
These tweets might get me negative feedback, but I think it’s time for publishers to pay copyeditors and proofreaders the same hourly rate. Most of the publishers I work for pay proofreaders a slightly lower rate. But that doesn’t really make sense. Here’s why: (1/?)
As a fiction editor, I rarely deal with citations. But this made me crack up ...
An undercover in-house editor discusses how one publishing company selects new editorial freelancers. Read it here. 👉 bitly.com/2UyNm0X
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