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Category Archives: Editing
So You’ve Written a Book… Now What?
Have you written a poetry collection? A novel? A picture book? It’s hard to know what to do once you’ve got that first draft written. But not to worry – I’m here to help.
Anniversary, Overview & New Service!
Kaila Desjardins Editing is three! In honour of that, I’m offering a new service…
Self-Publishing a Book? Be Prepared to Hire Multiple People
When you’re finding professionals to help you get your book ready for self-publication, keep in mind you may need more people than you think.
Questions to Ask Beta Readers
Last month, I talked about the importance of beta readers and how they can help you. But something I’ve discovered is that they can help you even more when you give them guidance as to how to help. This includes asking them questions.
The Importance of Alpha and Beta Readers
Getting outside feedback on your writing is immensely important – because it lives in your head, you’re likely to overlook things that someone else won’t. This is where alpha readers and beta readers come in.
Turning Down a Freelancer (+ Templates!)
When you’re looking for a freelancer, editor or otherwise, it’s likely that you’re looking at more than one person. That can often lead to ghosting at least one of them, so I’m here to ask you to rethink ghosting freelancers. Here’s why.
6 Grammar “Rules” That Irk Me
Did you know a lot of grammar rules are actually rather arbitrary? Here are six of those “rules” this particular copy editor wants you to rethink.
Editing Adverbs
A common piece of advice writers get is to ditch the adverbs in their projects. But is that right?
Getting Real
Gonna get real with you here today: imposter syndrome is hitting hard.