Ask an Editor
Five Things to Remember – by Theresa Stevens
Editor Theresa Stevens takes the podium for the last time as our Ask An Editor columnist. Theresa has been integral to RU’s success, and we are extremely grateful for her contribution. Theresa, we will miss you! This [...]
Theresa Stevens on Habits and Processes
November is synonymous to Thanksgiving, major food coma, and for us writers, NaNoWriMo, the mothership of the fast draft. Whether you’re a Nano veteran or newbie, you’ve got your own method of madness to get those words on [...]
Editor Theresa Stevens of Ask an Editor on Making Your Heroine Likable!
Have you made your heroine likeable? Or is she a whiner? Read this post by editor Theresa Stevens – one of the most likeable editors I know! =) Washington D.C. 1999 Before I’ve read a [...]
Weekly Lecture Schedule: October 15th to October 19th
A special two-parter and one of our top monthly columns makes this a not-to-miss-week! Mon – 10/15 – Editor Lucia Macro reveals the latest about Avon Romance. Wed – 10/17 - Lucia Macro, Avon Editor, [...]
A Different Kind of Format Issue – Ask an Editor with Theresa Stevens
Good morning, RU Crew! Today, editor Theresa Stevens is back with another manuscript critique submitted by an RU reader. Hello, Theresa! This month, we have two pages of a manuscript which was submitted without commentary. [...]
Conquering Your Fear of the Semi-Colon with Editor Theresa Stevens
Do you rewrite sentences just to avoid using a semi-colon? Editor Theresa Stevens explains the proper usage of the semi-colon, narrative compression (what’s that?), and the importance of creating a likeable character as she critiques another RU reader submission. Welcome, [...]
Ask an Editor with Theresa Stevens
Theresa Stevens joins RU once again (yay!) to lead us through editing the opening pages of a brave volunteer. This time we get excellent insight on story edits, formatting and so much more. CHAPTER 1 [...]
Ask an Editor with Theresa Stevens
Theresa Stevens joins RU once again (yay!) to lead us through editing the opening pages of a brave volunteer. Let me start by thanking the volunteers who send their opening pages for evaluation in this [...]
Converting Backstory into Character with Theresa Stevens, Editor
Theresa Stevens joins RU once again (yay!) to lead us through the process of character development. Fire up your printers RU writers, this one is a keeper! I recently led a friend of mine through [...]
Ask An Editor: Theresa Stevens’ Line Editing Series
This month we continue our line editing series with editor THERESA STEVENS. Welcome back, Theresa! This month we continue our line editing series with an entry that gives us a chance to talk about content editing [...]
