Editing and Coaching Services
Books
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Dryer's English, Benjamin Dreyer
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Garner's Modern English Usage, Bryan A. Garner
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Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing, Tiffany Yates Martin
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Making Sense of ‘Show, Don’t Tell’: Transform Your Fiction, Louise Harnby
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Making Sense of Point of View (Transform Your Fiction), Louise Harnby
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On Writing, Stephen King
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Browne & King
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Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose, Constance Hale
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The Business of Being a Writer, Jane Friedman
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The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose, and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great, Donald Maass
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The Intuitive Author: How to Grow & Sustain a Happier Writing Career, Tiffany Yates Martin
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The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better, Will Storr
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Understanding Show, Don't Tell: (And Really Getting It), Janice Hardy
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Who Says?: Mastering Point of View in Fiction, Lisa Zeidner
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Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma, Melanie Brooks
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Writing The Breakout Novel, Donald Maass
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Your Life as Story, Tristine Rainer
Resources for Writers
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Busy Bee (directory of author assistants)
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Club Ed for Writers (excellent articles on writing)
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Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty (excellent grammar guidance)
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Jane Friedman (publishing expertise)
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Jane Friedman's Query, Synopsis, and Proposal Examples
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Jane Friedman's Recommended Resources
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Tiffany Yates Martin (excellent articles on writing)
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Woman in Publishing (yearly conference; ongoing learning and networking)
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Writer's Digest (excellent information related to writing and the business of writing)
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Writer's Digest, Successful Queries (great query letter examples)
Style Guides & Dictionaries