by M.Q. Barber | Apr 14, 2013 | Editing, Neighborly Affection series
After two weeks of slicing and dicing, book two in the Neighborly Affection series is looking 7,500 words slimmer. Time to put it in a bikini and see what my editor thinks.
by M.Q. Barber | Mar 16, 2013 | Editing, Neighborly Affection series, Publishing
My dastardly plan to take over the world bring Henry, Jay, and Alice to readers is one step closer to fruition. Content edits on Neighborly Affection: Playing the Game are complete. Let us all dance the happy. For those of you who care about the nuts and bolts of the...
by M.Q. Barber | Feb 24, 2013 | Editing, Neighborly Affection series
Nothing quite like finishing a full edit ahead of deadline. Readers might get their hands on Neighborly Affection sooner than expected. No worries, I’ll keep you all posted. MQB
by M.Q. Barber | Dec 29, 2012 | Editing
Editing is a sport. Not a contact sport, not a team sport, not even an individual sport like tennis. But it’s a sport nonetheless, the sort like swimming or track and field, where what matters is beating your personal best. A faster time. A farther distance. At...
by M.Q. Barber | Dec 2, 2012 | Editing
I spent six hours editing the manuscript yesterday. Dull tedium, right? Wrong. I loved every minute of it. Back to sharpening those words now, for more hours if I can find them in the day. MQB
