Want your indie novel to shine like a traditionally published bestseller? Learn how to layer edits, beta reads, and proofreading just like the pros — even on a budget!
#IndieAuthorTips #EditingWorkflow #WritingCraft #SelfEditing #WritingCommunity
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#IndieAuthorTips #EditingWorkflow #WritingCraft #SelfEditing #WritingCommunity
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Editing Like the Big Leagues: How Indie Authors Can Mimic a Traditional Publishing Workflow
Coming from my background in traditional publishing, venturing into indie-publishing felt rebellious and exciting. Little is more empowering for a creative than giving the bean counters (trad...
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October 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Want your indie novel to shine like a traditionally published bestseller? Learn how to layer edits, beta reads, and proofreading just like the pros — even on a budget!
#IndieAuthorTips #EditingWorkflow #WritingCraft #SelfEditing #WritingCommunity
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#IndieAuthorTips #EditingWorkflow #WritingCraft #SelfEditing #WritingCommunity
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Finished your nonfiction manuscript? Now it’s time for a glow-up! Discover how to self-edit your book so it’s polished, clear, and reader-ready. ✨📖
#WritingTips #SelfEditing #NonfictionWriting #AmWriting #WritersLife #BookSky
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#WritingTips #SelfEditing #NonfictionWriting #AmWriting #WritersLife #BookSky
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How to Self-Edit Your Nonfiction Manuscript Without Losing Your Focus
Transform your rough draft into a polished gem with our step-by-step guide to self-editing nonfiction. Learn how to structure, refine, and perfect your manuscript—no editor required.
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October 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Finished your nonfiction manuscript? Now it’s time for a glow-up! Discover how to self-edit your book so it’s polished, clear, and reader-ready. ✨📖
#WritingTips #SelfEditing #NonfictionWriting #AmWriting #WritersLife #BookSky
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Self-editing. Sometimes, it's as easy as locating the "delete" button on your keyboard. (Sometimes.)
I'm not advising writers to delete works in progress impulsively just because they're frustrated—that's not the situation for the context of this post.
#writing #writersky #selfediting
I'm not advising writers to delete works in progress impulsively just because they're frustrated—that's not the situation for the context of this post.
#writing #writersky #selfediting
October 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Self-editing. Sometimes, it's as easy as locating the "delete" button on your keyboard. (Sometimes.)
I'm not advising writers to delete works in progress impulsively just because they're frustrated—that's not the situation for the context of this post.
#writing #writersky #selfediting
I'm not advising writers to delete works in progress impulsively just because they're frustrated—that's not the situation for the context of this post.
#writing #writersky #selfediting
Where are my English teachers who are also writers? Have you ever been self editing and found a mistake that was like, "It's clearly your not you're. What is wrong with me?" 🤦 #writingcommunity #editing #selfediting #englishteachers
September 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Where are my English teachers who are also writers? Have you ever been self editing and found a mistake that was like, "It's clearly your not you're. What is wrong with me?" 🤦 #writingcommunity #editing #selfediting #englishteachers
76. Selfediting for fiction writers
Since I commented sum already, fun fact that I bought this book and it NEVER arrived so I ended up yohoing it. Never give your money to authors youll regret it #true
Since I commented sum already, fun fact that I bought this book and it NEVER arrived so I ended up yohoing it. Never give your money to authors youll regret it #true
August 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
76. Selfediting for fiction writers
Since I commented sum already, fun fact that I bought this book and it NEVER arrived so I ended up yohoing it. Never give your money to authors youll regret it #true
Since I commented sum already, fun fact that I bought this book and it NEVER arrived so I ended up yohoing it. Never give your money to authors youll regret it #true
Im trying to read Selfediting for fiction writers but between that the title "show dont tell for fiction writers" would fit and that chapter 3 just opened criticising a perfectly understandable scene from a pulitzer prize novel for head hopping Im feeling so done
August 20, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Im trying to read Selfediting for fiction writers but between that the title "show dont tell for fiction writers" would fit and that chapter 3 just opened criticising a perfectly understandable scene from a pulitzer prize novel for head hopping Im feeling so done
Getting ready to start a revision? Some questions to ask before you rewrite a single sentence:
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#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #revision #revising #selfediting #storytelling #writingabook #creativewriting #writingfiction
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#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #revision #revising #selfediting #storytelling #writingabook #creativewriting #writingfiction
August 18, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Getting ready to start a revision? Some questions to ask before you rewrite a single sentence:
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#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #revision #revising #selfediting #storytelling #writingabook #creativewriting #writingfiction
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#writing #writingcommunity #writinglife #revision #revising #selfediting #storytelling #writingabook #creativewriting #writingfiction
We all know we need to revise, but...how do you even begin to figure out what, exactly, is WRONG?
A reverse outline is often a great place to start: hollyschindler.substack.com/p/reverse-ou...
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips #storytelling #revision #selfediting #editing #writersofbluesky
A reverse outline is often a great place to start: hollyschindler.substack.com/p/reverse-ou...
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips #storytelling #revision #selfediting #editing #writersofbluesky
August 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
We all know we need to revise, but...how do you even begin to figure out what, exactly, is WRONG?
A reverse outline is often a great place to start: hollyschindler.substack.com/p/reverse-ou...
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips #storytelling #revision #selfediting #editing #writersofbluesky
A reverse outline is often a great place to start: hollyschindler.substack.com/p/reverse-ou...
#writing #writingcommunity #writingtips #storytelling #revision #selfediting #editing #writersofbluesky
Is your writing feeling weak & indirect? Check for passive voice.
Passive: The decision was made by her. (6 words)
Active: She decided. (2 words)
Active voice is more powerful and concise.
Get free tools to strengthen your writing in the BQS ClubHouse. Link in bio!
#WritingCommunity
#SelfEditing
Passive: The decision was made by her. (6 words)
Active: She decided. (2 words)
Active voice is more powerful and concise.
Get free tools to strengthen your writing in the BQS ClubHouse. Link in bio!
#WritingCommunity
#SelfEditing
August 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Is your writing feeling weak & indirect? Check for passive voice.
Passive: The decision was made by her. (6 words)
Active: She decided. (2 words)
Active voice is more powerful and concise.
Get free tools to strengthen your writing in the BQS ClubHouse. Link in bio!
#WritingCommunity
#SelfEditing
Passive: The decision was made by her. (6 words)
Active: She decided. (2 words)
Active voice is more powerful and concise.
Get free tools to strengthen your writing in the BQS ClubHouse. Link in bio!
#WritingCommunity
#SelfEditing
Hot off the press! This one has a lot of brainfood, so I’ll be revisiting some of these topics in more detail.
In the meantime, enjoy your bi-weekly dish of inspiration—this time we’re deconstructing inspiration itself!
#WritingAdvice #SelfEditing #Rewriting #Inspiration #Originality #Mythopoesis
In the meantime, enjoy your bi-weekly dish of inspiration—this time we’re deconstructing inspiration itself!
#WritingAdvice #SelfEditing #Rewriting #Inspiration #Originality #Mythopoesis
I Have Too Many Drafts! Part 4.
The Minutiae Of Channeling Inspiration
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September 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Hot off the press! This one has a lot of brainfood, so I’ll be revisiting some of these topics in more detail.
In the meantime, enjoy your bi-weekly dish of inspiration—this time we’re deconstructing inspiration itself!
#WritingAdvice #SelfEditing #Rewriting #Inspiration #Originality #Mythopoesis
In the meantime, enjoy your bi-weekly dish of inspiration—this time we’re deconstructing inspiration itself!
#WritingAdvice #SelfEditing #Rewriting #Inspiration #Originality #Mythopoesis
I love #selfediting, not that I won’t let someone else look too.
1. It’s a good way to familiarize with your own #writing
2. A rough draft is just that. Rough. Evaluating and #editing before handing it off leads to more constructive feedback than “rewrite”
#wip #author #writingcommunity
1. It’s a good way to familiarize with your own #writing
2. A rough draft is just that. Rough. Evaluating and #editing before handing it off leads to more constructive feedback than “rewrite”
#wip #author #writingcommunity
January 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I love #selfediting, not that I won’t let someone else look too.
1. It’s a good way to familiarize with your own #writing
2. A rough draft is just that. Rough. Evaluating and #editing before handing it off leads to more constructive feedback than “rewrite”
#wip #author #writingcommunity
1. It’s a good way to familiarize with your own #writing
2. A rough draft is just that. Rough. Evaluating and #editing before handing it off leads to more constructive feedback than “rewrite”
#wip #author #writingcommunity
So now that the developmental edit is done and my second draft is printed and bound, it’s time for some red pen action. Can I just fast forward to querying?
#writerslife #thewritegirl #selfediting #querying #workingonmycraft #editing #fiction #writing #manuscript #firstnovel #joyjoyfunfun
#writerslife #thewritegirl #selfediting #querying #workingonmycraft #editing #fiction #writing #manuscript #firstnovel #joyjoyfunfun
March 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
So now that the developmental edit is done and my second draft is printed and bound, it’s time for some red pen action. Can I just fast forward to querying?
#writerslife #thewritegirl #selfediting #querying #workingonmycraft #editing #fiction #writing #manuscript #firstnovel #joyjoyfunfun
#writerslife #thewritegirl #selfediting #querying #workingonmycraft #editing #fiction #writing #manuscript #firstnovel #joyjoyfunfun
Initial alpha read done.
Developmental editing and book coaching coming to a close
Now more editing.
I find having my manuscript printed out for editing helps me. Now for the fun part. 🫠
#writer #firstnovel #manuscript #selfediting #upmarketfiction #historicalfiction #darkromance
Developmental editing and book coaching coming to a close
Now more editing.
I find having my manuscript printed out for editing helps me. Now for the fun part. 🫠
#writer #firstnovel #manuscript #selfediting #upmarketfiction #historicalfiction #darkromance
February 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Initial alpha read done.
Developmental editing and book coaching coming to a close
Now more editing.
I find having my manuscript printed out for editing helps me. Now for the fun part. 🫠
#writer #firstnovel #manuscript #selfediting #upmarketfiction #historicalfiction #darkromance
Developmental editing and book coaching coming to a close
Now more editing.
I find having my manuscript printed out for editing helps me. Now for the fun part. 🫠
#writer #firstnovel #manuscript #selfediting #upmarketfiction #historicalfiction #darkromance
Find out why developmental editing is crucial to addressing big-picture issues and ensuring a manuscript connects with its target readership: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/campus-talks-essential-skill-selfediting-academics #AcademicChatter #ECRchat #PhDSky #Academia
Campus Talks: The essential skill of self-editing for academics
Are the argument, evidence, structure and style working in your scholarly book? Or are you stuck in a cycle of ‘directionless tinkering’? Find out why developmental editing is crucial to addressing big-picture issues and ensuring a manuscript connects with its target readership
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February 27, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Find out why developmental editing is crucial to addressing big-picture issues and ensuring a manuscript connects with its target readership: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/campus-talks-essential-skill-selfediting-academics #AcademicChatter #ECRchat #PhDSky #Academia
I did go back to fix my descriptions. But since I'm quickly skimming for specific spots, it's going way faster. #writer #selfediting
June 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I did go back to fix my descriptions. But since I'm quickly skimming for specific spots, it's going way faster. #writer #selfediting
Sorry for being absent! Therapy has been absolutely wild the last few weeks.
Here's me, picking away at this round of edits on my lunch break. It ain't quick, but it's happening! #writing #editing #selfediting
Here's me, picking away at this round of edits on my lunch break. It ain't quick, but it's happening! #writing #editing #selfediting
June 3, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Sorry for being absent! Therapy has been absolutely wild the last few weeks.
Here's me, picking away at this round of edits on my lunch break. It ain't quick, but it's happening! #writing #editing #selfediting
Here's me, picking away at this round of edits on my lunch break. It ain't quick, but it's happening! #writing #editing #selfediting
When I #AmEditing I like to color-code my pages to focus on one type of edit at a time. Someone asked me about my process, so I made a little graphic to help explain it. I thought I'd share it. #WritingCommunity #Authors #Editors #Writers #Booksky 💙📚 #WritingTips #SelfEditing
December 7, 2024 at 1:42 AM
When I #AmEditing I like to color-code my pages to focus on one type of edit at a time. Someone asked me about my process, so I made a little graphic to help explain it. I thought I'd share it. #WritingCommunity #Authors #Editors #Writers #Booksky 💙📚 #WritingTips #SelfEditing
That feeling when a passage you're editing is so lit that your editor glasses fall off and you wind up just reading and enjoying yourself.
#writesky #indieauthor #writers #editing #goodstuff #amediting #selfediting #writerstuff #goblinstepsisterobsession
#writesky #indieauthor #writers #editing #goodstuff #amediting #selfediting #writerstuff #goblinstepsisterobsession
May 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
That feeling when a passage you're editing is so lit that your editor glasses fall off and you wind up just reading and enjoying yourself.
#writesky #indieauthor #writers #editing #goodstuff #amediting #selfediting #writerstuff #goblinstepsisterobsession
#writesky #indieauthor #writers #editing #goodstuff #amediting #selfediting #writerstuff #goblinstepsisterobsession
Every writer wonders about passive voice, yet few fully understand it. Here’s a simple guide to help clear things up…
#Proofreading #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOfBlueSky #SelfEditing #FictionWriting #GrammarTips
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#Proofreading #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOfBlueSky #SelfEditing #FictionWriting #GrammarTips
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My sentence *is written* in a passive voice
At some point, every writer has been advised to favour the active voice for its clarity and directness. However, being told your sentence “is written in passive voice” can leave you scr…
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January 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Every writer wonders about passive voice, yet few fully understand it. Here’s a simple guide to help clear things up…
#Proofreading #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOfBlueSky #SelfEditing #FictionWriting #GrammarTips
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#Proofreading #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOfBlueSky #SelfEditing #FictionWriting #GrammarTips
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Writers Lunch: Traditional Publishing Part II--Literary Agents
You've finished writing the book. Now comes the hard part: getting an agent.
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Wrong Word Placement: Your Manuscript’s Hidden Flaw?
Wrong word placement is one of the mistakes I find most often in my business of editing books. Authors, is this your manuscript’s hidden flaw? Take a look at these two sentences, and see if…
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February 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Before you submit your manuscript for editing, here are 20 self-editing tips that will save you a lot of money.
#selfediting #editingtips
#selfediting #editingtips
20 Self-Editing Tips To Save You Money
Before you submit your manuscript for editing, here are 20 self-editing tips that will save you a lot of money.
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June 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Before you submit your manuscript for editing, here are 20 self-editing tips that will save you a lot of money.
#selfediting #editingtips
#selfediting #editingtips
Don’t skip this self-editing process unless you want to go broke before selling a single book. I promise it will be worth your time.
20 Self-Editing Tips to Save You Money
#WritingCommunity #selfediting
20 Self-Editing Tips to Save You Money
#WritingCommunity #selfediting
20 Self-Editing Tips To Save You Money
Before you submit your manuscript for editing, here are 20 self-editing tips that will save you a lot of money.
bodaciouscopy.com
March 28, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Don’t skip this self-editing process unless you want to go broke before selling a single book. I promise it will be worth your time.
20 Self-Editing Tips to Save You Money
#WritingCommunity #selfediting
20 Self-Editing Tips to Save You Money
#WritingCommunity #selfediting
Many writers believe relentless revision strengthens a book. In truth, too much self-editing often weakens clarity, confidence, and emotional impact.
Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing how to revise.
#Selfediting #WritingCommunity
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Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing how to revise.
#Selfediting #WritingCommunity
bodaciouscopy.com/the-hidden-r...
The Hidden Risks of Over-Editing Your Own Manuscript
Discover the hidden risks of over-editing your manuscript and learn when self-editing stops helping and starts harming your book.
bodaciouscopy.com
March 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Many writers believe relentless revision strengthens a book. In truth, too much self-editing often weakens clarity, confidence, and emotional impact.
Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing how to revise.
#Selfediting #WritingCommunity
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Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing how to revise.
#Selfediting #WritingCommunity
bodaciouscopy.com/the-hidden-r...
Self-editing is a necessary part of the writing process. However, the hidden risks of over-editing can quietly undermine your manuscript long before you realize it.
Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing how to revise.
#selfediting #overediting
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Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing how to revise.
#selfediting #overediting
bodaciouscopy.com/the-hidden-r...
The Hidden Risks of Over-Editing Your Own Manuscript
Discover the hidden risks of over-editing your manuscript and learn when self-editing stops helping and starts harming your book.
bodaciouscopy.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Self-editing is a necessary part of the writing process. However, the hidden risks of over-editing can quietly undermine your manuscript long before you realize it.
Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing how to revise.
#selfediting #overediting
bodaciouscopy.com/the-hidden-r...
Knowing when to stop is as important as knowing how to revise.
#selfediting #overediting
bodaciouscopy.com/the-hidden-r...