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5 Things in a Developmental Edit You Won’t Get From a Critique Partner
Critique partners can do a lot to help you improve your manuscript! But they can’t do everything...
Martha Chargot
Jan 24, 20233 min read


10 Tips for Self-Editing Your Novel
Self-editing is hard. Trust me. As an editor, I know my most difficult work is when I’m turning an analytical eye back on my own work...
Martha Chargot
Jul 19, 20224 min read


Where You’re Getting Stuck Querying and What it Means
Querying is the worst, and rejection is a huge part of it. In fact, on average, querying authors will receive 100 rejections, but...
Martha Chargot
Mar 8, 20226 min read


How to Fix a Second Act that Drags Ass
Your second act should be something for readers to just get through. There are ways to write one that’s enticing...
Martha Chargot
Jan 18, 20224 min read


Can You Get by Without a Developmental Editor?
There’s a lot of talk online that indie authors don’t need a developmental edit and traditional authors only waste money with it. And...
Martha Chargot
Nov 16, 20213 min read


Questions to Ask Yourself Before Writing a Prologue
Including a prologue in your story is high-risk, high-reward. Some readers absolutely love them, but many readers won’t read them...
Martha Chargot
Nov 2, 20214 min read


The Essential Story Structure Checkpoints
Making sure you have the biggest scenes in the right places will give you a lot of leeway in reader experience...
Martha Chargot
Sep 28, 20214 min read
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