Editor’s Notes: Blurring the Lines

BY TERRI WAGNER Usually in most publications, the Mdepartment and the Editorial Departments exist as separate entities, each tasked with a different job. At the trade publication where I worked, Marketing more or less ignored Editorial; and we generally more or less...

Editor’s Notes: Rewriting History

BY MERILYN OBLAD ACCURACY IN HISTORICAL FICTION PART ONE: RESEARCH Writing historical fiction can be a tricky thing. Whether it’s a romance, steampunk, fantasy, paranormal, or what have you, if you have elements of real history in your WIPs, you probably know what I’m...

Editor’s Notes: A Voice of Reason

BY PENNY FREEMAN If you follow The X Blog at all, you may have noticed that our editors write about voice a lot. A lot. Why? Because finding your own voice as an author is critical. And, as an editor, respecting that voice is equally important. However, getting to...

Editor’s Notes: Schedule Your Breaks

BY JESSICA SHEN Here at the X, we have talked a lot about making sure that you set a schedule for yourself, and that you write every day. However, today I want to talk about the importance of taking a break. These days, I’m all about working out, so like in my last...

Editor’s Notes: Comma-gain?

BY KRISTINA HARRIS Editors follow two basic laws when it comes to grammar rules: Enforce all the grammar rules and regulations. After ensuring that everyone is thoroughly tired of being schooled on the rules, allow them to break the rules. Yep, it’s true. In the name...

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