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  2. jannert
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    What to expect from a professional editor?

    jannert, Apr 28, 2017 ... 2
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    Natalie Gray Proofreading
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  3. Writing Forums Staff
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  5. Want2Write

    Practical tips for finishing the editing in 30 days!

    Want2Write, Feb 13, 2025
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    SilverBear
    Feb 15, 2025
  6. Hippophile

    Unable to stick with a project :(

    Hippophile, Feb 25, 2023
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    pyroglyphian
    Dec 7, 2024
  7. peachalulu

    Anyone ever change their story structure with success?

    peachalulu, Nov 17, 2024
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    X Equestris
    Nov 20, 2024
  8. Naomasa298

    Microsoft Word?!?!!

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    Rath Darkblade
    Nov 13, 2024
  9. GreenThunderBolt

    Are some logically contradictory sentences acceptable in fiction?

    GreenThunderBolt, May 21, 2024
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    Rath Darkblade
    Nov 12, 2024
  10. Estragon64

    When you disagree with an editor...

    Estragon64, Aug 9, 2024
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    Thundair
    Oct 4, 2024
  11. trevorD

    Chapters you loved writing...

    trevorD, Aug 1, 2024
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    Rzero
    Aug 3, 2024
  12. Bakkerbaard

    Proofreader comma

    Bakkerbaard, Apr 27, 2024
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    Bakkerbaard
    May 5, 2024
  13. Mish

    Novel formatting

    Mish, Apr 18, 2024
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    Mish
    Apr 26, 2024
  14. deadrats

    judging our own writing

    deadrats, Feb 12, 2024 ... 2
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    Angy
    Mar 4, 2024
  15. JBB

    Edits and Legal Hurdles

    JBB, Jan 18, 2024
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    JBB
    Jan 26, 2024
  16. Rorschach's Inkwell

    Handling the formatting of multi lingual conversations

    Rorschach's Inkwell, Oct 28, 2023
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    Nemo Nusquam
    Jan 5, 2024
  17. deadrats

    blending short stories into one story

    deadrats, Dec 7, 2023
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    deadrats
    Dec 11, 2023
  18. Nova Star

    Edit or start from scratch?

    Nova Star, Nov 29, 2023
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    w. bogart
    Dec 1, 2023
  19. Seiya

    New scene formatting, triple # or not?

    Seiya, Aug 30, 2023
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    Seiya
    Sep 29, 2023
  20. deadrats

    Why are short stories so hard to edit?

    deadrats, Sep 9, 2023
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    JoanneLawrence
    Sep 26, 2023
  21. trevorD

    Writer's block during editing

    trevorD, Aug 18, 2023
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    GrahamLewis
    Aug 28, 2023
  22. deadrats

    The funny thing about unwanted writing advice

    deadrats, Aug 13, 2023 ... 2
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    PiP
    Aug 21, 2023
  23. Marscaleb

    Some advice for writing critiques

    Marscaleb, Jun 11, 2023 ... 2
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    Phoenix Knight
    Aug 21, 2023
  24. deadrats

    only temporary satisfied

    deadrats, Jul 23, 2023
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    Rzero
    Aug 8, 2023
  25. Aaliyah Collins

    Constructive Criticism for my synopsis?

    Aaliyah Collins, Jul 27, 2023
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    Aaliyah Collins
    Jul 27, 2023
  26. Bakkerbaard

    How much editing needs to be done?

    Bakkerbaard, May 18, 2023
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    deadrats
    Jul 25, 2023
  27. ps102

    I Seem To Hate Editing

    ps102, Jul 15, 2023 ... 2
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    Xoic
    Jul 16, 2023
  28. naruzeldamaster

    What does 'Don't be afraid to kill your darlings' mean?

    naruzeldamaster, Mar 5, 2021
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    deadrats
    Jul 8, 2023
  29. frigocc

    Is reddit just a terrible place for critique?

    frigocc, Jun 24, 2023
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    Homer Potvin
    Jul 2, 2023
  30. J.T. Woody

    Being decisive

    J.T. Woody, May 15, 2023
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    Xoic
    May 20, 2023
  31. trevorD

    Has anyone used fiverr for beta reads?

    trevorD, Apr 27, 2023
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    Bruce Johnson
    May 12, 2023
  32. naruzeldamaster

    Do you ever have ideas that for whatever reason you can't 'get off the ground'?

    naruzeldamaster, Apr 14, 2023
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    Set2Stun
    Apr 18, 2023
  33. J.T. Woody

    When to "Leave it" and when to expand on it?

    J.T. Woody, Apr 11, 2023
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    Catriona Grace
    Apr 11, 2023
  34. naruzeldamaster

    Is it weird that I want to 'start over' ?

    naruzeldamaster, Mar 18, 2023
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    deadrats
    Apr 3, 2023
  35. GreenThunderBolt

    Narrator randomly switching between legal name and nickname

    GreenThunderBolt, Mar 5, 2023
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    MyTraumaAndMe
    Mar 17, 2023
  36. Iceni

    Overuse of pronouns

    Iceni, Feb 14, 2023
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    big soft moose
    Feb 28, 2023
  37. Steerpike

    Knowns v. Unknowns—Creating Dread

    Steerpike, Jan 31, 2023
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    Not the Territory
    Feb 1, 2023
  38. Steerpike

    Anyone wanna beta read?

    Steerpike, Dec 27, 2022
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    Homer Potvin
    Dec 28, 2022
  39. Jordan Hart

    What to do about a manuscript 180k+ words

    Jordan Hart, Dec 12, 2022
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    TWErvin2
    Dec 25, 2022
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