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What Are The Four Stages of Editing? How to Approach Each Editing Type

Editing has four stages. Whether you're a newbie still getting into your writing journey or a seasoned author with an established writing career, you must be familiar with these stages and ready to apply them in your editing process. In this article, professional editor JoEllen Nordström explains every stage, including when you can self-edit and when it's best to leave it to the pros.

5 Ways Dyslexic Writers Use ProWritingAid to Improve Their Work

In this guide, we cover five ways that writing technology can be useful for dyslexic writers. From video guides to document outline ideas, ProWritingAid can help you build your writing toolkit.

10 Editing Mistakes to Avoid According to a Professional Editor

Professional editor JoEllen Nordström shares the ten worst editing mistakes writers commonly make. To win the editing battle, you need to understand the foundation of each mistake. In this article, JoEllen explains the most common errors and how you can fix them.

What Is a Plot Hole?

How to recognize plot holes in your novel and top tips for fixing them. Master these skills to give your reader an immersive experience.

Positive Mindsets for Writers

Writing isn't all fun all the time. Rejection, obscurity, disappointment, criticism—we'll encounter them all. Next time you do, I hope this article helps you.

6 Steps to Hiring a Good Editor

Editing is what will ultimately determine your success as an author both now and in the future. In this article, we discuss how to hire an editor for your book.

Editing Bundle: The Write Practice Pro and ProWritingAid

This week we are partnering with Joe Bunting and the awesome folks at The Write Practice to offer a great bundle for writers. Use ProWritingAid to polish your writing and then share it with the amazing community on The Write Practice Pro. Find out more in this article.

10 Common Plot Problems and How to Fix Them

Finding plot holes is half the problem, knowing how to fix them is the other half. We take a look at ten plot problems and what to do to make your story stronger.

Watch: How to Edit Your NaNoWriMo Draft

What comes after your NaNoWriMo draft is complete? The copyedit. If you dread this stage, you're not alone. Grant Faulkner, founder of NaNoWriMo, and Hayley Milliman, ProWritingAid's Head of Learning are here to help in this replay of a live webcast.

6 Programs for Checking Readability

Whatever you write, you should consider how easy your writing is to understand. Luckily, there are programs that can do it for you. Here are six of the best readability checkers. Bonus: they're all free!

6 Tips for Writing a Great Business Requirements Document (BRD)

Follow these six best practice tips for writing a business requirements document. It’s the best way to ensure successful project implementation.

Do Professional Editors Recommend Self-Editing Software?

Do professional editors recommend that you self-edit? Should you use a self-editing tool? Are writing tools helpful for self-editing? Absolutely! Here's how to work out what kind of editing you need at each stage.

Draft to Done: A Guide to the 5 Stages of the Writing Process

From first draft to last edits, the writing process is a long and complicated journey. If you're getting started with your first big story project, find out what to expect with our complete guide to the five stages of writing.

Fantasy Writer's Week Replays

Find all the session replays for Fantasy Writer's week here.

How to Find a Great Proofreader

Proofreading is the reading of a galley proof or an electronic copy of a publication to find and correct production errors in the text. Copy-editing is the final stage of editing before you publish your manuscript. Learn which one you really need, and how to find the right editor for your book.

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What Are The Four Stages of Editing? How to Approach Each Editing Type

5 Ways Dyslexic Writers Use ProWritingAid to Improve Their Work

10 Editing Mistakes to Avoid According to a Professional Editor

What Is a Plot Hole?

Positive Mindsets for Writers

6 Steps to Hiring a Good Editor

Editing Bundle: The Write Practice Pro and ProWritingAid

10 Common Plot Problems and How to Fix Them

Watch: How to Edit Your NaNoWriMo Draft

6 Programs for Checking Readability

6 Tips for Writing a Great Business Requirements Document (BRD)

Do Professional Editors Recommend Self-Editing Software?

Draft to Done: A Guide to the 5 Stages of the Writing Process

Fantasy Writer's Week Replays

How to Find a Great Proofreader

Grammar Guide

You're Currently Browsing:

Articles about Editing and Revision

The Writing Process

Blogging and Content Writing

Grammar Rules

Business Writing

Writing Apps

How to Use ProWritingAid

ProWritingAid in the Classroom

What Are The Four Stages of Editing? How to Approach Each Editing Type

5 Ways Dyslexic Writers Use ProWritingAid to Improve Their Work

10 Editing Mistakes to Avoid According to a Professional Editor

What Is a Plot Hole?

Positive Mindsets for Writers

6 Steps to Hiring a Good Editor

Editing Bundle: The Write Practice Pro and ProWritingAid

10 Common Plot Problems and How to Fix Them

Watch: How to Edit Your NaNoWriMo Draft

6 Programs for Checking Readability

6 Tips for Writing a Great Business Requirements Document (BRD)

Do Professional Editors Recommend Self-Editing Software?

Draft to Done: A Guide to the 5 Stages of the Writing Process

Fantasy Writer's Week Replays

How to Find a Great Proofreader

Grammar Guide

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