Fiction editor for traditional and indie authors of fantasy and cozy mystery | audiences: YA, NA, and adult | ACES and EFA member | she/her
Texas, USA
Joined January 2021
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Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
9 themes/trend predictions that will define 2023 β from a literary agent.
Here we go!
1. Authors will embrace trade paperbacks. With economics being what they are right now hardcover is not viable for consumers on a regular basis. And with paper costs going up globally
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Just how long should a novel be? Here's some (very broad!) guidance for fiction authors! π. louiseharnbyproofreader.com/β¦
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Many, many thanks to @RBCEditing for a wonderful brainstorming session yesterday!! I'm already so excited for book 4 in #thealchemicaltales. πππ»π€©
#WritingCommunity, if you're looking for clarity, outside perspective, and inspiration, check out Richelle's editing services!π₯°
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
.@meperlβs rules for editing are spot on:
βοΈ Do no harm.
βοΈ If you canβt explain it, you canβt change it.
βοΈ In a tie, the writer wins.
βοΈ Donβt do anything behind a writerβs back.
#ACESAccelerate #AmEditing
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
I had a November cancellation, and I decided to open December up and get a head start on booking for next year, so if you've got a SFF novel ready for developmental editing, line/copy editing, or proofreading, please reach out!
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
Copyediting is not equal to judging your grammar.
Copyediting is not equal to judging your grammar.
Copyediting is not equal to judging your grammar.
Repeat after me...
Copyediting is not equal to judging your grammar.
#weareinthistogether #writingcommunity
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
Good morning, everyone! I've decided to add TWO editing slots to the end of this year (October & November), so if you've got a SFF novel ready for developmental editing, line/copy editing, or proofreading, please reach out!
These are my last slots for the year!
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
Thereβs been a lot of doom and gloom amongst my writing peers recently, both on here and in my inbox and over on the WM hub. Itβs really tough right now.
But there is hope - and I donβt just mean the outcome-based stuff.
Right now thereβs been a big shift from MG to YA andβ¦
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
Hey it's National Freelancers Day! I guess I'll give myself a pat on the back. #NFD2022
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June 1st is the official release date of The Trials of Ashmount. π±
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
Bored writer = Bored reader
#amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingromance #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife #writetip #writingtips #WIP
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Avoid This Character Description Mistake in Your Writing liminalpages.com/avoid-this-β¦ via @liminal_pages
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
Quite a few manuscripts cross my desk that share the same fundemental problem: a lack of sustained, meaningful conflict in the story. How does your work-in-progress stack up?
liminal.click/enough-conflicβ¦
#writingtip #amwriting
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
Can we please make it a habit to include trigger warnings when submitting manuscripts to editors and other freelancers? It'd be nice to have a heads-up, especially for some pretty gruesome stuff. #amediting
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I always love to give my characters cute little embarrassing quirks. My heros and heroines are often clumsy and cute.
#amwriting #bodylanguage #amwritingromance #amwritingfantasy #writingtips #writing #quirky #heroes #heroines
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@Apt_Words shares her seven golden rules for writing author queries. Read more on the ACES blog: ow.ly/JIr550GRxqF
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Wow! Was looking to see if The Power of Point of View was still available to buy, and the author has a FREE downloable version on her website! Fiction editors and authors, you NEED to read this book: aliciarasley.com/index.php/tβ¦
Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing retweeted
Of course @redpenrabbit had the perfect response to a question about harmful phrases still in common use today: "Even if we donβt think the history is relevant, that doesnβt change where it came from or that the people who have been affected by the language have forgotten."
