10 Easy But Essential Self-Editing Tips
A Quickie Course to Help Writers Edit Their Manuscript
Editing's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. And, frankly, the best person for the task is you, the author.
Sure, you can hire an editor to clean up your mess, but here are some great reasons for learning a few handy, essential self-editing tips:
- The messier your writing is, the more money you'll have to spend to get someone else to clean it up. Learning to self-edit saves money.
- As with anything we do, we should give it our best. If we want to call ourselves professional writers, we should take pride in mastering our craft. And that means being an accurate and proficient wordsmith.
- When you've gotten in the habit of self-editing, it will make writing every book so much easier. Weak, sloppy writing hinders and slows creativity. Learning some editing techniques will smooth the way and save you time in the long run.
While this short course doesn't cover every single editing tip, it will give you 10 quick and easy tips to get you started on the road to a cleaner, tighter, better manuscript. Take the challenge and see if applying these tips shows marked improvement in your prose!
Your Instructor
C. S. Lakin is the award-winning author of thirty books and blogger at Live Write Thrive, a top-ten site for writers. She works as a book copyeditor and writing coach, specializing in manuscript critiques. Her writing craft book series The Writer's Toolbox teaches aspiring and experienced novelists how to write terrific stories. More than 5,000 writers have taken her online video courses over the last 10 years. She loves nothing more than to help writers craft stellar novels and experience success and joy in their writing journey.
"Thank you so much for your blunt and straightforward insights and tips. You cut to the chase, I loved it."
~ Noor-jehan Badat
Course Curriculum
"This is an excellent self-editing course. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is serious about proofreading their writing. Thank you for the practical and informative lessons."
~ Alexandra Overton