by Katie McCoach | Jul 1, 2023 | Publishing, Reading, Writing
[This article may include affiliate links] In 2017, I, along with a few other developmental editors, co-founded a contest and community called #RevPit. This contest is for emerging writers who plan to query and pitch their work to literary agents and publishing...
by Katie McCoach | Feb 25, 2022 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Editing, Reader Questions, Writing
I like to examine pacing on two levels: Sentence level and chapter level. To answer this reader’s question, I will just talk about pacing on the chapter level. Often, issues of pacing on the chapter level come down to the “pull” at the end of a scene....
by Katie McCoach | Jan 20, 2022 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Editing, Writing
How many times have you heard the advice to read your manuscript out loud? The advice is repeated because it works. Reading your work out loud can help you catch errors, notice repetition, and prevents you from filling in what you think it says versus what it...
by Katie McCoach | Sep 26, 2019 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Editing, Publishing
I recently received a question from a writer that made me realize now would be a good time to introduce or re-introduce myself—more specifically, what I do—to my audience: What’s the difference between a developmental editor and other editors? It’s only...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 11, 2018 | Editing, Writing
5 Reasons You Need an In-Depth Critique Criticism is something many of us shy away from. Who wants to hear what they are doing wrong? Praise is where it’s at! Right? Maybe not. Criticism, in the most constructive way, makes us stronger—makes our writing, our voice,...