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THE EDITOR’S CRAFT AND PROCESS: A behind-the-scenes look at how our editors work and what authors can expect in working with us.

POV Part I: POV Mistakes That Sabotage Your Story How to Spot and Fix Head-Hopping Before Your Reader Notices

Understanding Headhopping—and Why It Undermines Your Story

To the untrained ear, the term head-hopping might sound like something related to home-brewed beer. But in the world of professional fiction editing, head-hopping refers to a common mistake made by writers who haven’t fully grasped the conventions of point of view (POV).

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By |2025-08-04T19:35:32+00:00|The Editor’s Craft and Process, The Writer’s Craft|Comments Off on POV Part I: POV Mistakes That Sabotage Your Story How to Spot and Fix Head-Hopping Before Your Reader Notices
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Jonathan Balcombe on Writing, Editing, and Getting Published A bestselling nonfiction author shares his approach to editing and mentoring others

[guest post by Jonathan Balcombe]

My career as a biology student, animal advocate, editor and author has required me to write at every stage: essays, lab reports, a thesis and a dissertation, peer-reviewed journal articles, testimonies, correspondence, course syllabi and lectures, even a film script. Most recently, as an author of popular science books, […]

By |2024-01-08T20:56:27+00:00|The Editor’s Craft and Process|Comments Off on Jonathan Balcombe on Writing, Editing, and Getting Published A bestselling nonfiction author shares his approach to editing and mentoring others
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My Neighbor Is My Editor A seasoned pro takes aim at the notion that anyone with eyes can be an editor

This just in: your neighbor’s English skills are probably not up to the standards of book publishing.

When I first began editing books, I had been a professional editor for more than twenty years, at a New York-area newspaper, a regional magazine, and several magazines with an international readership. Perfectionist that I was at the time, I could quote […]

By |2024-02-06T21:50:58+00:00|The Editor’s Craft and Process|Comments Off on My Neighbor Is My Editor A seasoned pro takes aim at the notion that anyone with eyes can be an editor
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Spotlight on Editing for Science, Nature, Environment, and Animal Advocacy Books Book planning, book proposal development, manuscript critique, developmental editing, line editing, and fact-checking with bestselling author Jonathan Balcombe

Neil deGrasse Tyson once said: “Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow’s problems flow.” If you’re a nonfiction author who’s serious about educating readers and improving public literacy with anything related to science, the environment, climate, or the natural world and its inhabitants, then we’re glad you’re here. The Editorial […]

By |2024-12-16T21:38:38+00:00|The Editor’s Craft and Process|Comments Off on Spotlight on Editing for Science, Nature, Environment, and Animal Advocacy Books Book planning, book proposal development, manuscript critique, developmental editing, line editing, and fact-checking with bestselling author Jonathan Balcombe
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