A podcast that asks authors about their editing experiences
This week, I’m joined by literary fiction writer Hilary Zaid. Hilary explores the mindset she brings to self-editing, shares how working with professional editors has differed from the critiques she received in writing conferences and workshops, and provides guidance for writers who need to make big, big cuts. Plus we talk about why our lawyer besties are so dang sweet.
This week, I’m joined by Oludara (Dara) Adeeyo, an editor, writer, and psychotherapist passionate about helping people improve their overall well-being, especially Black women. We talk about how to avoid erasing AAVE in editing passes, how to decide whether you’re being sensitive or the feedback is valid, impostor syndrome, and how writing and editing for books differs from magazines. Plus she reveals her secret blog!
This week, I’m joined by fantasy writer Melissa Caruso. Melissa shares how editing is like a car, the different flavors her editors at Orbit have brought to the work, and how her copy editor inspired a character’s name. Plus we discuss what is perhaps the scariest note an editor can leave in the comments: “Why?”
This week, I’m joined by YA writer and fellow podcaster Sarah Nicolas. You may have also read their romance writing under Aria Kane. Sarah shares tips on how to survive writing an entire draft in 4 weeks, the process they undertake from “I hate this” to “my editor is a genius,” and how they were able to swap services to get editing when they had no budget for it. Plus they kindly correct a common misconception that even I had about Pitch Wars and we go off on a tasty tangent about chocolate.
This week, I’m joined by veteran writer and editor Joni Sensel. Joni shares the questions she tackles in editing her work and how it's the same (or different) for corporate writing and tech editing. We also talk about how different genres have changed her approach, her writer-illustrator relationships, and how long the runway can be for publishing. Plus her furry editorial assistant chimes in!
