In this video, we share everything you need to know about “How to choose the best book editor.” After finishing their books or research papers, many authors are unsure about how to revise their work. Do they need editing or would proofreading be sufficient? Watch and find out. We are a family of editors and editing consultants who love to empower authors and researchers by fine-tuning your writing so you can publish confidently. We want to share in your writing’s success and help create your legacy. Our staff has a fantastic array of skills, such as developmental & structural editing, academic reviews & publications, e-book formatting, proofreading, and publishing insights with proven experience. 00:11 -- How to find the best book editor for you 00:34 -- Get a neutral, unbiased professional editor 00:57 -- How do you find a good editor 01:18 -- The best way to find a good editor 01:34 -- Levels of Editing 01:41 -- Copy Editing 01:55 -- Line Editing 02:21 -- Content Editing 02:31 -- Executive Content Editing 02:48 -- Developmental Editing 03:18 -- Understand the Editing Process 03:38 -- Get an Editing Sample Link: https://publishing-power.com/ ProWritingAid - the best grammar checker, style editor, and editing ...

One of the most difficult parts of becoming a writer is copy editing. But now, it is made easier and efficient with the help of a writing tool.  In this episode, Lisa from ProWritingAid joins JoEllen as they continue with this quartet interview together with Kristina and Tara as she shares the importance of copy editing and how it should be done with the ProWritingAid tool. Highlights: [03:22] How does the ProwritingAid tool make writing easier? [05:05] What is the most common copy editing issue in writing and how does the writer fix it? [07:16] How to use reports for sharing concerns with professional editing? Link: https://publishing-power.com/ ProWritingAid - the best grammar checker, style editor, and editing ...

In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they’re going to talk about Show, Don’t Tell. ProWritingAid, which we love and partner with so much because they have a fantastic online platform that helps you to become a better writer and they teach you so much it's not just improving your work but you really get to learn and it’s fantastic, its grammar guru style editor and of course it's just a copywriting all in one package it's like a writing mentor there. So, they have reports and different tools that we use every day with all editors as professional editors too. Learn what Show, Don’t Tell means, and how it will help you to become a better self-editor so that you can improve your writing skills now. Highlights: [01:20] What does Show, Don’t tell means? [01:52] The Goal of Show, Don’t tell  [03:25] How does it affect the reader's experience? [06:33] Keeping my reader engaged: To be Verbs [07:07] Keeping my reader engaged: Camera Test [08:39] Keeping my reader engaged: Settings [09:54] How significant are sensory reports? [11:58] Keeping my reader engaged: Weather [12:52] How can ProWriting Aid help you in your writing? Links: https://fictionary.co/ ProWritingAid

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Whenever a character learns new information, they should make a decision or change their course of action. Discover how to use the element "Revelation" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Revelation-with-Kristina-Stanley

In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they are going to talk about Readability. ProWritingAid is basically a grammar guru and style editor and copy editor and writing mentor all inside this one fantastic platform and we do use ProwritingAid every single one of our editors and our professional editing tools so we love combining and partnering with them and helping people do better self-editing so that the writing improves. Learn what Manuscript Readability is and how it can help improve your writing now. Highlights: [02:44] The Goal of Readability [03:22] The Larger Scale in Readability [04:18] How Important is Readability Score? [06:09] What kind of score should we aim for in general? [06:50] What grade level or age is most mass-market fiction written for? Links: https://fictionary.co/ ProWritingAid

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! To build a series of intense moments and make readers feel they are living the experience, there must be tension in every scene. While conflict is the action that is actually happening in a scene. A physical fight, an argument, a battle to win a race. Conflict keeps readers engaged in the story.  Discover how to use the element "Tension vs Conflict" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Tension-vs-Conflict-with-Kristina-Stanley

In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they’re going to talk about Clarity. ProWritingAid is an editing Platform and Style Editor and considered Grammar Guru, and they basically mentor you all in one package online, so they've got world-class grammar and style checking, and you can use this Platform which is a Plugin, and an extension, and a tool online, to do your basic copy editing and it's one of the professional tools we use here at First Editing when we are doing work, so the more tools you have in your bag the better off your writing is, and that's why we are cooperating and partnering with ProWritingAid to bring you more information about how to improve your Writing. Learn the ultimate goal of every writer as we go deep in Clarity and how it can help improve your writing right now. Highlights: [01:19] Why Clarity is the Ultimate Goal for Every Writer [03:17] What is Clarity? [04:17] Why is clarity the audience’s focus? [06:17] Why is word choice important? [08:23] Is clarity the same for every writer? [10:55] How to achieve clarity with ProwritingAid Links: https://fictionary.co/ ProWritingAid In this episode, you will also: Get a free professional editing sample and recommendation today.Download the FREE Book Editing Handbook, "Your Editing Journey".Join our free Self-Editing School monthly live webinars.Get ProWritingAid as your online self-editing tool. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here so you get every short and helpful episode.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Grabbing the reader’s attention with a great scene hook will keep them reading the story. Evaluate each scene opening and determine if there is an entry hook.  Leave the reader wanting more—and they'll start the next chapter! Evaluate the ending of each scene and determine if there is an exit hook.  Discover how to use the element "Entry and Exit Hooks" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  Watch the video here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! Leaving a reader adrift is never a good idea. The start of a new scene means the POV has changed, the setting has changed, or the time has changed, hence every scene must be anchored in POV, setting, and time. Discover how to use the element "How Anchor a Scene" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  You can watch the video here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you! There must always be a reason why any given scene exists in the story. A scene without a purpose will distract the reader from the main story. It may even bore the reader. If a scene doesn't drive the story forward, then ask why it’s in the novel. Your client may need to revise or cut the scene. Discover how to use the element "Purpose of a Scene" in a fiction story and how you can improve your writing now. PS.  Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!  https://firstediting.com/Purpose-of-a-Scene-with-Kristina-Stanley