Episode 39
Developmental editing and critiques
The Editing Podcast · Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)
December 17, 201930m 51s
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Show Notes
Denise and Louise chat with editor Sophie Playle about developmental editing and critiques for fiction authors.
Listen to find out more about:
- An overview of what developmental editing includes
- Critiques as big-picture evaluation
- Who benefits from developmental editing and critiques
- Where developmental editing and critiques fit into the editing process
- Whether an author needs to hire a specialist editor for developmental editing
- Writing coaching versus developmental editing
- The difference between story and plot
- Story structure – planning versus revision
- Story structure – conscious deviation from traditional three-act structure
- Story structure – momentum
- Narrative style
- Subplots – when they work and
- How theme can hold a story together
More about Sophie Playle
- Sophie Playle, Liminal Pages
- Sophie’s editing courses
- Email: [email protected]
- Twitter: @sophieplayle
- Facebook: facebook.com/liminalpages
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sophieplayle
Resources mentioned in the Show
- ‘How to Write a Query Letter – Everything You Need to Know’, Sophie Playle
- ‘How to Write a Synopsis – Everything You Need to Know’, Sophie Playle
- Write a Great Synopsis: Nicola Morgan
- Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors and Publishers: Scott Norton
- Poetics, Aristotle
- Masterclass: David Mamet Teaches Dramatic Writing
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Denise and Louise
Music credit
‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License