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Line Editing Novels and Memoirs

Line Editing Novels and Memoirs

by Pat Dobie | Dec 17, 2025 | Classes & Events, Editing Nuts & Bolts

I’m line editing a novel right now. It’s contemporary fiction by a novice writer, and the story is good. However, the prose is not yet of publishable quality. I know this because: I’m an experienced editor I’m a writer myself I’ve studied fiction at the post-graduate...

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