The most essential part of a book, and what grabs the reader and traps them, is the story itself.
Awkward gaps, an abnormally large area of white space between text, are the bane of a typesetter’s existence. As part of preparing your manuscript to go to the printer, you need to ensure there aren’t any awkward gaps in your work.
Line spacing, or leading, is the space between each line of text. It’s automatic in word processors, but that doesn’t…
Paragraph indentation should not be created by pressing Tab. They should be a result of paragraph formatting and attributes. This…
Creating plot diagrams for character and plot arcs helps you see what’s important and non-important in character and plot progression. It’s a great strategy for developmental editing and helps find the bare bones of your story and your characters.
Re-outlining your book is a strategy to help you identify needed revisions in your WIP. This is done by outlining…
Every scene needs conflict. It’s one of the driving forces of what moves the plot, characters, and story along. Without conflict, nothing progresses.
Google Docs can track your edits and changes like Microsoft Word’s Track Changes function. In Google Docs, it’s called Suggesting. It’s…
Quotation marks are a common punctuation with multiple uses. Most often used in dialogue, they have strict rules when used…
Part of copyediting is catching spelling errors and incorrect usage of homonyms. Programs designed to catch misused words and homonyms, like Spell Check or Grammarly, don’t catch everything.