Skip to content

Dragon Editing Services

  • Edited Books
  • About Me
  • Editing Services
    • Editing Specialties
    • My Editorial Process
    • Testimonials
  • Contact Me
  • Writing Resources

Tag: edited

3 tips to spice up your dialogue

July 29, 2021

Dialogue is critical. It’s not necessary, but in stories where it’s present, it needs to flow and keep the story going. That can be hard though. Small talk keeps the story still. Sometimes dialogue can feel like an info dump. So, how do we keep it interesting? GOALS Give every character a goal—usually a different … More 3 tips to spice up your dialogue

Leave a comment 3 tips to spice up your dialogue

Common Writer Mistakes #6

June 24, 2021

#6 — Unnecessary details The plot is coming along. We’re getting to an important moment—but wait! I forgot to mention something. Let me write it down, because it’s important. But now the reader is wondering why I stopped the story to describe something in the middle of the chapter. As a writer myself, I get … More Common Writer Mistakes #6

Leave a comment Common Writer Mistakes #6

Common Writer Mistakes #5

June 10, 2021

#5 — Misusing hyphens Besides the gray with an a vs grey with an e battle, there’s one common spelling error I’ve often noticed while editing: hyphenated words. Sometimes we believe a word needs a hyphen when it doesn’t. Or we forget the hyphen when we actually need one. It could also depend on how … More Common Writer Mistakes #5

Leave a comment Common Writer Mistakes #5

Follow Dragon Editing Services on WordPress.com

Follow me at:

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Follow Following
    • Dragon Editing Services
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Dragon Editing Services
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar