Tag: writing advice
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My First Professional Copyedit
The copyedit is done, and Not by Sword is with my proofreading team now! As I mentioned before, I chose to work with Molly from Rookwood Editing. She was fantastic to work with, and I’m confident she was the best choice for the book. Her edits were thorough and precise (although nobody can catch everything),…
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Writing Update – February 2025
I’ve got an editor now! I did a lot of soul-searching and researching to determine what kind of editing I would need, and then talked to several editors on Reedsy to get an idea of pricing and how each phase of editing would work. At first, I was hesitant about shelling out money for a…
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Lament for a Nerfed Protagonist
Short post today. I’m working on the 3rd draft of Not by Sword, and I want to take a moment to honor the abuse I’m heaping upon my poor protagonist. Milo started out as an ace pilot, brilliant mechanic, stellar musician, clever hand-to-hand fighter, suave romancer of women and persuader of kings. Unfortunately, that made…
A. E. Henry 