The First Editing Podcast

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

In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they are going to talk about Readability.

ProWritingAid is basically a grammar guru and style editor and copy editor and writing mentor all inside this one fantastic platform and we do use ProwritingAid every single one of our editors and our professional editing tools so we love combining and partnering with them and helping people do better self-editing so that the writing improves.

Learn what Manuscript Readability is and how it can help improve your writing now.

Highlights:

[02:44] The Goal of Readability

[03:22] The Larger Scale in Readability

[04:18] How Important is Readability Score?

[06:09] What kind of score should we aim for in general?

[06:50] What grade level or age is most mass-market fiction written for?

Links:

https://fictionary.co/

ProWritingAid

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

To build a series of intense moments and make readers feel they are living the experience, there must be tension in every scene. While conflict is the action that is actually happening in a scene. A physical fight, an argument, a battle to win a race. Conflict keeps readers engaged in the story. 

Discover how to use the element "Tension vs Conflict" in a fiction story and 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 video here: https://firstediting.com/Tension-vs-Conflict-with-Kristina-Stanley

In this episode, Hayley Milliman the content lead for ProWritingAid joins JoEllen Nordstrom and they’re going to talk about Clarity.

ProWritingAid is an editing Platform and Style Editor and considered Grammar Guru, and they basically mentor you all in one package online, so they've got world-class grammar and style checking, and you can use this Platform which is a Plugin, and an extension, and a tool online, to do your basic copy editing and it's one of the professional tools we use here at First Editing when we are doing work, so the more tools you have in your bag the better off your writing is, and that's why we are cooperating and partnering with ProWritingAid to bring you more information about how to improve your Writing.

Learn the ultimate goal of every writer as we go deep in Clarity and how it can help improve your writing right now.

Highlights:

[01:19] Why Clarity is the Ultimate Goal for Every Writer

[03:17] What is Clarity?

[04:17] Why is clarity the audience’s focus?

[06:17] Why is word choice important?

[08:23] Is clarity the same for every writer?

[10:55] How to achieve clarity with ProwritingAid

Links:

https://fictionary.co/

ProWritingAid

In this episode, you will also:

• Get a free professional editing sample and recommendation today.
• Download the FREE Book Editing Handbook, "Your Editing Journey".
• Join our free Self-Editing School monthly live webinars.
• Get ProWritingAid as your online self-editing tool.

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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!

Grabbing the reader’s attention with a great scene hook will keep them reading the story. Evaluate each scene opening and determine if there is an entry hook. 

Leave the reader wanting more—and they'll start the next chapter! Evaluate the ending of each scene and determine if there is an exit hook. 

Discover how to use the element "Entry and Exit Hooks" in a fiction story and 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!

Leaving a reader adrift is never a good idea. The start of a new scene means the POV has changed, the setting has changed, or the time has changed, hence every scene must be anchored in POV, setting, and time.

Discover how to use the element "How Anchor a Scene" in a fiction story and 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 video here.

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

There must always be a reason why any given scene exists in the story. A scene without a purpose will distract the reader from the main story. It may even bore the reader. If a scene doesn't drive the story forward, then ask why it’s in the novel. Your client may need to revise or cut the scene.

Discover how to use the element "Purpose of a Scene" in a fiction story and 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! 

https://firstediting.com/Purpose-of-a-Scene-with-Kristina-Stanley

Your editing will be influenced by the demands of your book, where you are in the writing process, and what you want from your editor. To accomplish effectiveness and clarity, you must go through three phases in the editing process.

In today’s episode, JoEllen Nordstrom, founder of First Editing, will give a run-through of the levels of editing and its specific purposes.

Listen to this episode now to learn about the many types of writing you'll need!

Highlights:

• [00:25] What is structural content editing?
• [01:29] Structural Editing for Non-Fiction Writers
• [01:58] First Level: Substantive Content Editing
• [02:51] Second Level: Line Editing
• [03:47] Final Level: Copy Editing
• [04:15] Fourth and Final Stage: Professional Proofreading

Link:

https://www.firstediting.com/our-editors/joellen/

Having a scene name will help you determine the purpose of the scene and quickly find scenes you want to work on.

Discover how to use the element of Naming a Scene in a fiction story and share how you can improve your writing now.

You can also watch it here: https://firstediting.com/Naming-a-Scene-with-Kristina-Stanley