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We come alongside to support you with thorough, plain-language teaching edits, one-on-one detailed discussions, workshops, and exercises designed specifically for each writer. No matter your skill level, we can work together to achieve a new level of writing excellence and professionalism.
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From beginning idea to Mindmap to outline to Book Proposal, we’ve got you covered. And if you have a finished draft, your editor will polish that manuscript and make it the best it can be.
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“Teresa has the global eye for the big picture—what works and what doesn’t work. She also has the eagle eye for detail so necessary in the final polishing stage before submission. Without fail, her valuable comments and suggestions are offered with skill, encouragement, honesty, and compassion.”
“Teresa Crumpton pinpoints and corrects the usual grammatical suspects, but she also makes suggestions that strengthen the plot, pace, character motivations, and more. She hunts down errors and weaknesses in the manuscript and builds confidence by highlighting the author’s strengths as well. Working with Teresa is a pleasure. She edits, polishes, motivates, and inspires. I value her detailed feedback, expertise, and experience.”
“Teresa Crumpton is an outstanding editor whose
knowledge, training, and suggestions helped me elevate
my writing to a marketable level. I was signed by an
international agent who sold not only my thriller, which
debuted December 2017, but the entire series.”
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3 Reasons Why You Need the Novel Analysis Worksheet
Are your key scenes in order? Use the Worksheet to Ensure Your Key Scenes are There and in Order The worksheet sets out—in order—the key scenes that appear in most commercial stories—novels or screenplays. In the middle column, descriptions and...
Building Your World in Your First Line
by Jonathan Ammon When we’re leaving a bookstore, my wife Tatiana and I like to play a game: we go through our bag of purchases, and we read aloud the first line from each of the new books. Whoever has the book with the agreed-upon best first line wins. Our game puts...
Narrative Summary—How? Why? When?
I get it that, in fiction, dramatic events need to be shown in scene. A single point-of-view character wants something and strives against obstacles to get it—all shown in the real-time of the story. And mundane events need to be...
