![]() EFA's directory of editors helps you find editors who are experienced with fiction (indeed, experienced with different kinds of fiction, as editing a literary novel is quite different from editing a gothic or zombie-horror novel -each group of readers has different expectations). So you probably don't want to hire for a copyedit until the main text is laid down. You probably want someone to do a quick read and give you general comments on structure, helping you find holes in the plot, problems with characters, etc., before hiring someone to edit sentence-by-sentence, as an editor for story structure might have you deleting or moving whole paragraphs. Beta readers (under Agents and book proposals)Ībsolutely.The novelist will tell you what it felt like." ~E.L. " Fiction is life with the dull bits left out." ~ Clive James "Everybody knows what a story is until they sit down to write one." ~ Flannery O'Connor "T he historian will tell you what happened. See also Fiction ghostwriting and ghostwritersÄeveloping a writing practice (The writing life) Books about editing and revising fiction.Books for fiction writers and editors (on another page of this website).Online communities for fiction writers.Organizations and sites for fiction writers and fans.Openings and closings (ledes and endings).Plots, story structure, narrative arc, conflict, and suspense.Science fiction and fantasy and speculative fiction.The difference between mysteries, suspense novels, and thrillers.Mysteries, suspense, thrillers, crime novels, and cozies.Genre fiction and fiction genres and subgenres.Paris Review interviews with fiction writers.Interviews with novelists and fiction writers.Assembling or appearing in an anthology.Blogs, websites, and online mags for literary fiction.NaNoWritMo (National Novel Writing Month).Pitch Wars (fiction critiquing and mentoring contests).Should you hire a professional editor?.Life rights: Do you own your life story?. ![]() How, why, and when to use beta readers (under Agents and book proposals) Advice, sites, and other resources on writing fiction (alphabetical).(and with fiction these groups mix and mingle!) Just below this section is the same directory but in alphabetical order, which (this is such a packed page) might be an easier place to find what you want. Fiction writers, editors, readers, and fans ![]()
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