The First Editing Podcast

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

Sound creates an atmosphere, it's an element that can stimulate our minds. It feeds our imagination and it certainly brings memories to anything that we can relate to. We know how sound is very important in describing on our books. This podcast tells you how you can make the 'sense of smell' memorable and how we should be using and implementing this type of sense.

Discover how to use the element “Sense of Sound” in a story to improve your writing now.

PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

We know how smell is very important in describing on our books. This podcast tells you how you can make the 'sense of smell' memorable and how we should be using and implementing this type of sense.

Discover how to use the element “Sense of Smell” in a fiction story to improve your writing now.

PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

You can also watch the episode here.

First Editing and ProWritingAid presents a new monthly series: Editing Tools & Techniques—the monthly series that helps you evaluate editing tools and techniques.

This month, discover why clarity should be the ultimate goal of every writer. You'll also learn what clarity IS and what clarity ISN'T, as well as techniques for achieving clarity during your editing process.

We will be answering the following questions that you have on Clarity:

What is clarity?

Why is clarity so important for a writer?

Is clarity the same for every writer?

How do I achieve clarity?

In this episode, you will also:

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• Download the FREE Book Editing Handbook, "Your Editing Journey": https://swiy.io/2ffP

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Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

Watch a film without props or a backdrop, and you'd probably get confused or bored. You'd be watching actors on an empty stage, which would make it harder to believe what they're trying to portray. Is your client using objects effectively? 

Discover how to use the element "Objects" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now.

PS. Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

You can also watch the episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

The quicker the reader catches on to the timing, the quicker they’ll be drawn into the scene. 

Discover how to use the element "Timing" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now.

PS. 

Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Timing-with-Kristina-Stanley

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Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

An action scene is where something happens, mostly written via movement and dialogue. A sequel scene is where a character reacts to events in the action scene.

Discover how to use the element "Action Scenes" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now.

PS. 

Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

Watch the video here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

The scene must have an arc. Just like the novel, it will have a beginning, middle, and end. Check what happens in the middle that drives the plot forward, develops characters, or creates tension.

Discover how to use the element "Scene Middle" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now.

PS. 

Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Scene-Middle-with-Kristina-Stanley

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

A flashback takes the reader from the current time to a previous time. This usually happens quickly, and then they are returned to the present. A flashback is written as an active scene.

Discover how to use the element "Flashbacks" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now.

PS.

Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week!

You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Flashbacks-with-Kristina-Stanley

Or download the audio version here: https://publishing-power.com/Flashbacks-with-Kristina-Stanley

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

Backstory is the story that happens before the novel begins. Sometimes during the story, the reader needs to be informed of something that happened earlier in the life of a character. The biggest risk with backstory is offering too much too soon.

Discover how to use the element "Backstory Different From Revelation" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now.

PS. 

Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

You can watch the full episode here.

Whether you’re a fiction writer or professional editor, this series is for you!

Whenever a character learns new information, they should make a decision or change their course of action.

Discover how to use the element "Revelation" in a fiction story and learn how you can improve your writing now.

PS. 

Follow us on YouTube to get the full 38 Story Elements Educational Series. We release a new episode each week! 

You can also watch the video here: https://firstediting.com/Revelation-with-Kristina-Stanley