A podcast that asks authors about their editing experiences
This week, I’m joined by kidlit writer and copyeditor Anna Dobbin. Anna shares a secret of dynastic proportions while discussing her experiences in writing and editing pieces for two middle grade anthologies. Plus we chat about her conscious language services, in-house versus freelance editing from both sides of the desk, and what’s gone into her win jar recently.
This week, I’m joined by queer romance writer Skye Kilaen. Skye shares her process for finding beta readers and editors she can trust, how she weeds out toxic criticism, and how she took a sensitivity reader’s feedback to totally reshape a story. Plus we chat about in-house versus freelance editing and our favorite romance tropes.
This week, I’m joined by award-winning historical fiction writer Alan Brennert. Alan explains the differences between revising work for screenwriting versus novels, how he infused his historical novels with cultural awareness and sensitivity by accurately capturing the language, how he navigated a change in editors between novels, and what it’s like to be edited by his wife. Plus, he breaks my entire heart by sharing his misadventures with copyediting.
This week, I’m joined by freelance writer and editor Samantha Hanni. Learn and laugh along with us as we cover serious topics, like whether your editor needs to share the same beliefs as you and how to tell if your message is landing with your readers, and not-so-serious topics, like roller coasters and creative ways to repurpose your edited darlings.
Dahlia Adler, author of Cool for the Summer, shares her stories of editing for self-published and traditional works, plus the chaos of editing anthologies. She tells how she found her critique partner BFFs and and how she fits a billion hours of work into each week, somehow squeezing writing and blogging and editing all in while still remaining active and supportive in the writing community.
