One of the fun things about being an editor is that I get to go to various events, conferences, and conventions to learn about all thing literary. This past weekend, I attended Y’ALLFest 2018, a festival dedicated to Young Adult (YA) literature in Charleston, South Carolina. I hung out with good friends and clients Samantha…
Imagine that you’ve hit a road block in your current writing project. You’ve asked your friends for input, and while their support and ideas are helpful, none of it solves your problem. This isn’t something an editor can help you with, either–it runs deeper than grammar or plot timeline. What you need is a writing…
I know, it’s been a while since I posted on the blog! My last post was nearly ten weeks ago. I guess I’ve been busy. Between traveling to visit a friend in Atlanta for a publishing event, client work, and two hurricanes, it’s been a busy couple of months. I’m sorry for the delay! But…
Hello fellow word nerds! We’re taking a break from writing tips and tricks for something super exciting. Between the Lines Editorial has officially been in business for one year! It’s been a year full of learning opportunities, amazing client projects, and perhaps most importantly, self-discovery. To say thank you for coming along for the ride,…
I get a lot of questions about punctuating dialogue, and it’s something I’ve noticed writers struggling with lately. Punctuating dialogue can be tricky–when do you use a comma versus a period, and when do you capitalize things? What about question marks? In this post, I’ve highlighted the main questions I receive about punctuation and dialogue,…
I kicked off a short new series of author interviews earlier in June when I chatted with Samanatha Heuwagen. Lat week’s interview was with Katika Schneider, and this week, I’m talking to Michael Thompson, a fantasy author. I met Michael, author of World of the Orb, Winslow Hoffner’s Incredible Encounters, and the Chicken Boy series at RavenCon…
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