Watch a pro editor line edit in real-time!📝

Watch me line edit a paragraph in real-time with a specific focus on getting rid of stage direction.

As a general disclaimer, no, this isn't the exact step-by-step process I'd go through while line-editing; I'd likely combine most of these steps together (and would pause before I crossed the line from editing into rewriting out of respect for the author). I've broken down the process into micro-steps in this video in order to help you take a closer look at what I'm thinking while I'm evaluating writing, whether it's my own or a client's. Revising is about more than changing around sentence order and adding a few commas! I hope that, by showing this deep-dive, you can get a better feel for how to flesh out bare-bones prose into something stronger.

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-Cee

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Hi! I'm Cameron Montague “Cee” Taylor. As a freelance developmental editor, I set out to help my authors navigate their edits while staying true to their creative vision. When I'm not hard at work on my clients' manuscripts, I'm pecking away at my own. I write Fantasy set in far-flung worlds with LGBTQIA+ heroes and strong romantic subplots. When I don’t have a pen in hand, you can find me on the water, underwater, or snuggling my Editpurr-in-Chief. 🐈

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