Posts by Barbie Halaby
How to Hire an Editor: Use the Golden Rule
You Know You Need an Editor After you have written a book, a story, a series, even a poetry collection, and you decide to share it with readers, you are likely to find out pretty quickly that you should hire an editor. It’s probably why you are reading this. There are many resources to help…
Read MoreBook Review: When You Reach Me
I had been in a bit of a routine with my reading, firmly in the young adult and middle-grade camps, when I picked up When You Reach Me. There were many reasons for this, from the practical (I was grabbing a few of my son’s library books when he’d finished with them) to the profound…
Read MoreMore Words You Don’t Need
Last time we talked about the trifecta of unnecessary words: nodding (heads), shrugging (shoulders), and blinking (eyes). If you have learned to eliminate these from your writing, congratulations! It might seem small, but this is a big step in writing tight prose. Now perhaps it’s time to take the next step. Come to Your Senses…
Read MoreWords You Don’t Need
When you are writing, you want your prose to be tight, efficient. No matter what genre you write in, this is the type of thing that keeps readers engaged. To accomplish this tight, efficient writing, you need to carefully think about which words you use. Use only as many words as you need. Now…
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