*A WATTPAD FEATURED GUIDE*
*Highest Ranking #5 in Non-Fiction's HOT List*
*Ranked #1 in #how-to, #1 in #editor, #1 in #publishing, and #1 in #grammar*
• Do you find yourself with too many typos?
• Do grammar and spelling tools not always find your slip-ups?
• Is English grammar just not your thing?
• Are you a victim of writer's block?
• Do your characters' personalities fall flat?
• Is your dialogue boring?
• Do you need help staying consistent with your points-of-view?
• Are you struggling with choosing the best genre for your work?
• Have you finished your first draft and don't know where to go from there?
• Are you in the bulk of your revising stage and could use some guidance?
jgfairytales has compiled this guidebook together through her experience as an editorial freelancer and Wattpad editor and critic. She knows what the Wattpad writer struggles with. She wants to help you learn how to not make those slip-ups again, and she does so with easy-to-understand writing.
Learn how to edit your work like an editor through these chapters full of detailed explanations, examples, guides, tips, and practice questions from yours truly.
After reading this guidebook, you will walk away with an understanding of (American) English grammar and the confidence to comfortably edit your own work.
The end goal for every writer is, of course, publication. jgfairytales even has a few tips for you to reach that goal and how to stay on track.
jgfairytales has grown as an editor and critic from college courses, textbooks, guidebooks, editing and critiquing others' work, and editing her own work. All references used will be cited so you may also refer to them if you wish to.
Copyright: All Rights Reserved by Jennifer Gioia © 2016-2018
However, where credit is given, the copyright is (CC) Attribution-ShareAlike.
- DEDICATION
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- TESTIMONIALS
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Part i. Taking Requests - Please Read!
- ~~ANNOUNCEMENT~~ Please Read!
- Part ii. Want jgfairytales to be your Editor or Critic?
- Part iii. Looking for an Editor or a Critic?
- Part iv. Top 10 Ways to Edit like an Editor
- SECTION I: WRITING
- Part i. Parts of Speech
- Part ii. Brainstorming Titles
- Part iii. Avoiding Run-on Sentences & Comma Splices
- Part iv. Staying Consistent with Verb Tenses
- Part v. Showing vs. Telling
- Part vi. Applying Literary Devices to Your Writing
- Part vii. How to Avoid Writer's Block
- Part viii. Top Writing Errors Most Wattpad Writers Struggle With
- Part ix. The Difference Between Lay & Lie
- Part x. How to Properly Use Hyphens
- Part xi. When to Use Which & That
- Part xii. How to Properly Use Dashes
- Part xiii: The Difference Between Further & Farther
- Part xiv. Writing A Synopsis for Fiction
- Part xv. How to Properly Use Commas
- PRACTICE: Writing
- ANSWERS: Writing
- SECTION II: DIALOGUE
- Part i. Writing Believable Dialogue
- Part ii. How to Properly Format Dialogue
- Part iii. Attribution
- Part iv. Compelling Dialogue
- Part v. Strengthening Your Dialogue
- Part vi. The Dialogue Pitfalls to Avoid
- PRACTICE: Dialogue
- ANSWERS: Dialogue
- SECTION III: PLOT
- Part i. The Structure of a Complete Plot
- Part ii. Building a Plot
- Part iii. Subplots
- Part iv. Building a World
- Part v. The Thing About Clichés
- PRACTICE: Plot
- SECTION IV: PACE & TIMELINE
- Part i. The Pace of a Story
- Part ii. Setting the Scene
- Part iii. Planning Your Plot Timeline
- Part iv. Your Writing Timeframe
- Part v. Prologues
- Part vi. Epilogues
- Part vii. Writing in Passive vs. Active Voice
- PRACTICE: Pace & Timeline
- ANSWERS: Pace & Timeline
- SECTION V: CHARACTERIZATION
- Part i. Character Archetypes
- Part ii. General Character Questionnaire Template
- Part iii. Creating the Protagonist
- Part iv. Creating the Supporting Cast
- Part v. Creating the Setting
- Part vi. Drafting a Developed Character
- Part vii. Revising for Strong Character
- Part viii: Unnecessary Characters & Characterization Pitfalls
- Part ix. Keeping Characters Consistent
- PRACTICE: Characterization
- ANSWERS: Characterization
- SECTION VI: POINT-OF-VIEW
- Part i. Point-of-View (POV)
- Part ii. First-Person POV
- Part iii. Second-Person POV
- Part iv. Third-Person POV
- Part v. Alternating Multiple POV's
- Part vi. Rethinking POV
- Part vii. Deep POV
- PRACTICE: POV
- ANSWERS: POV
- SECTION VII: DETAILS & DESCRIPTIONS
- Part i. Need More Details & Descriptions?
- Part ii. How to Write Vivid Descriptions
- Part iii. How to Stay Clear & Concise
- PRACTICE: Details & Descriptions
- ANSWERS: Details & Descriptions
- SECTION VIII: GENRES
- Part i. What is Genre Fiction?
- Part ii: Wattpad's Genres
- Part iii. Deciphering Between Genres
- Part iv. Choosing Your Genre
- PRACTICE: Genres
- ANSWERS: Genres
- SECTION IX: EDITING & REVISING
- Part i. Following Through
- Part ii. Six Months to a Completed First Draft
- Part iii. After You Complete Your First Draft
- Part iv. How to Revise
- Part v. Editing
- Part vi. Polishing
- PRACTICE: Editing & Revising
- ANSWERS: Editing & Revising
- SECTION X: PUBLICATION
- Part i. Proofreading Tips
- Part ii. Avenues to Publication
- Part iii. Marketing Your Work
- Part iv. Pitching & Querying Agents & Editors
- Part v. Presenting the Final Manuscript
- Part vi. Working With a Literary Agent
- PRACTICE: Publication
- ANSWERS: Publication
- CONCLUSION: Feedback
- APPENDIX: Need More Practice?
- REFERENCES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS