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Martha Chargot
Apr 6, 20213 min read
Self-Publishing Authors Deserve a Traditional Editorial Experience
You may have decided that you want to publish yourself, but that doesn’t mean you don’t want every advantage traditional publishers...
Martha Chargot
Mar 23, 20215 min read
How to Punctuate Your Dialogue
Your dialogue punctuation is likely to be cleaned by your proofreader, but these changes can really bring an editor into the weeds...
Martha Chargot
Mar 2, 20212 min read
It’s Time to Put an End to the Passive Voice
There are very few times that passive voice works functionally in a novel. That’s why we’re here to help you correct your passive voice...
Martha Chargot
Feb 16, 20212 min read
Do I Really Need a Proofreader?
A proofreader is a specialist in grammar and spelling. Once it is complete, your manuscript is considered ready for publishing...
Martha Chargot
Feb 9, 20213 min read
How Long Should My Manuscript Be?
This is a question I get asked by prospective authors all the time. The truth is, it depends, but these are some great guidelines...
Martha Chargot
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Correcting Commonly Misused Words and Phrases
There are some things you correct over and over again, and they never learn. This seems to be the case for me when I correct homonyms ...
Martha Chargot
Jan 26, 20214 min read
Beginner’s Guide to Scene Writing: Ways to Fix a Flat Scene
Have you ever read one of your scenes and felt… just… totally uninterested? It’s likely your scene is falling flat. Don’t worry...
Martha Chargot
Dec 29, 20203 min read
The Beginner’s Guide to Scene Writing: Scene Structure
...some basics about what a scene is trying to accomplish and what a scene needs in order to feel complete...
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