Manuscript Editing 101 | NaNoWriMo

[@amysterling9219]

I'm loving these editor talk videos! You can tell how much thought and effort you put into these and they are so informative. Pleaseeee keep 'em coming!

[@sofiavillalba2404]

Mollie, thank you so much. This month has been so helpful and I learnt a lot. Thank you for the effort you put into this and for the guests you had. Personally, to do a translation editing (I don't know if this is how it's called) from Spanish to English or viceversa would be my dream.

[@BedtimeBookworm]

You just taught me that the Chicago Manual style recommends the Oxford comma. Next time this comes up in a “discussion” I will definitely use that as pro-oxford comma evidence! I have a couple co workers that always use the double space and don’t use the Oxford comma and it drives me nuts lol

[@kennethrjurekjr]

Thanks

[@christopherwhittemore6002]

I have written several novellas but I don't know exactly what to do in the editing process. What process or what materials would you suggest to read for editing a novella?

[@gimmygeorge5592]

list some best grammar books

[@RunwrightReads]

Great video - it was helpful to hear the tips for both authors and editors.

[@skijumpnose]

Another great video,have you ever had someone defy your editing?

[@MollieReads]

Interesting question! I've had people prefer other methods instead of my revisions/preferences. But most of the time, I find authors welcome the perspective/suggestions/edits!

[@johnnajah5930]

Hi. I stumbled into your channel today and I've watched three of your videos so far. I'm liking you and your videos. I want to know if you also write professionally.

[@footballandbeyond5988]

Much appreciated, thank you.

[@leslieisepic]

I haven't used Chicago Style since my uni days (upper-level History classes... that was my minor).

[@reddbadger]

Thanks for the video, Mollie! You’ve probably already thought of this but have you considered adding a quick little intro and outro to your videos? They just end so suddenly so I don’t have enough time to grab the remote and Like it on my smart TV (which is, admittedly, a very slow device anyway) but a little outro with one of those blippety-beep-beep tunes or something would help. Or maybe you could have someone record a punk tune where they’re like ‘’Oi oi Mollie-oi-oi reads!’’ Just a thought.

[@MollieReads]

Thanks for this tip, David! I've definitely thought about making one, but it hasn't been my top priority. You've inspired me to look into it again! :)

[@monicap8561]

I'm not an editor in any sort of professional sense, but I do have a couple of friends who send me essays and manuscripts. And a couple of those friends have REAL problems with using too many being verbs--some of them are easy fixes, i.e "she was going to open the door" to "she opened the door" but some of them are far more obtrusive and difficult for me to change without changing the structure of the sentence, but are still ubiquitous enough for me to want to address it--how would a professional editor approach that sort of conundrum?

[@monicap8561]

What I've been doing is hauling these friends down to the library or coffee shop or something and trying to teach them how to write without using so many being verbs, because that's how I do it-- you know, I just use less being verbs, but that's not really a feasible solution because a) I'm not a teacher and there's a reason for that and b) one afternoon or email exchange is unlikely to address their issues and c) even if a and b weren't issues I don't want to teach other writers my writing style, I want them to use theirs but be better

[@hirrorstories]

YourFriendlyNeighborhoodSpidey you edit for your friends? can i be your friend?😊

[@deepaarul4600]

What change is made in Chicago 17th edn