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Back-to-School 101: What Your Developmental Editor Really Wants You to Know with Nicole Meier
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"Don't let your plot happen to your character."
In this episode, we are sitting down with a developmental editor to talk through developmental editing. By the end of this episode, you will understand who they are and their critical role in your self-publishing journey. We covered story structure, plot, pacing and character arc and ways for an indie author to get the various parts of editing done on a budget. At the end, Nicole leaves us with five actionable tips that you can do right now to help elevate your writing.
Nicole Meier is a certified book coach, developmental editor, and author of four novels. Her books have been recognized by Booklist, Refinery29, BookBub, and Popsugar. She is the host of The Whole Writer podcast for emerging authors and co-founder of bookworks.co. Nicole lives and works in the Pacific Northwest and can be found at:
- Website: nicolemeier.com
- Substack: https://nicolemeierwrites.substack.com
Have a publishing question? Email me at [email protected]
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Chapters
1. Back-to-School 101: What Your Developmental Editor Really Wants You to Know with Nicole Meier (00:00:00)
2. Podcast Introduction (00:00:06)
3. From author to editor and book coach, how Nicole Meier got into her business (00:01:36)
4. The best part of editing for Nicole (00:03:06)
5. Developmental Editor vs. Copyediting (00:04:04)
6. How to save money on copyediting and proofreading (00:05:55)
7. Timing: do you bring a dev editor on early or when you're done? (00:07:15)
8. The editor deep dive: what does she look for in your story? (00:08:28)
9. Feedback a writer can expect from their editor (00:08:54)
10. The kitchen sync syndrome (00:10:19)
11. Tackling negative feedback (00:12:23)
12. Crafting a strong story: the long game (00:13:36)
13. When to consider a beta reader and what they will look for in your book (00:15:20)
14. Don't let your plot happen to your character: addressing red flags (00:16:41)
15. Story pacing: decision, action, consequence...repeat. (00:18:55)
16. Receiving feedback throughout the writing process or at the end: what is the right way? (00:20:31)
17. Ink Starter Lightning Round (00:23:08)
18. Nicole's Five Actionable Tips you can do right now for your story (00:25:25)
19. Wrap-up (00:26:42)
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