Category Archives: Edits

A Second Shot At A Second Book

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Jeanne

This week I received the edit of the second Robyn Cavanagh book, The Golden Hour Murder. TouchPoint Press editor Liam Lassiter gave the manuscript a thorough inspection and offered me several tips for strengthening the story. I’m going through the … Continue reading →

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Words, Words, Words

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Jeanne

The last month has been a whirlwind of words. October began with the edits of my first Robyn Cavanagh mystery, The Double Exposure Murder, and ended with the submission of The Golden Hour Murder, the second book in the series. … Continue reading →

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No Distractions, Please

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Jeanne

I have a progress report on The Double Exposure Murder, the first book in my Robyn Cavanagh series. Dawn Dowdle, my agent, returned the manuscript to me in mid-February after applying her keen editing talent to the pages. I’ve spent … Continue reading →

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Edits, Round Two

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Jeanne

This past week I have been working on the second round of edits Tracey Matthews from Five Star sent me a few days before Easter. Have you ever worked with the Track Changes feature in MS Word? If you have, you … Continue reading →

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The (Sub) Plot Thins

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Jeanne

The edit is here! The edit is here! Yes, the first edit of Murder, by George is here. It arrived in my email inbox last Monday, along with the suggestion that I cut a subplot. Yipes! As editor Gordon Aalborg pointed out, … Continue reading →

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