John Achor
The second Casey Fremont mystery is on the way, so I am editing the manuscript (mss) for my third mystery novel. Writing is a lot more fun that editing, but there is no way to escape that chore.
My first step is to have a software program read the mss aloud. I pick up many errors that way. Along with that, I'm running chapters through a critique group I meet with.
Next, I'll have Perfect It (a Microsoft Word add in program) go through the document looking for words I've used too often or in a different context.
Then I will read the mss through looking for plot glitches. That only leaves reading the galley proofs before the printing process.
My first step is to have a software program read the mss aloud. I pick up many errors that way. Along with that, I'm running chapters through a critique group I meet with.
Next, I'll have Perfect It (a Microsoft Word add in program) go through the document looking for words I've used too often or in a different context.
Then I will read the mss through looking for plot glitches. That only leaves reading the galley proofs before the printing process.
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