Pernell Rogers – Writer

Posts Tagged ‘backstory’

Hello all. I asked my editor for a developmental edit of my upcoming collection of stories, and I received the feedback this past Friday. I was impressed how well she pointed out my strengths and weaknesses. My personal thoughts are anyone wishing to publish a story should send it through developmental editing. I’m lacking reviews for my stories, so getting feedback is extremely difficult. A developmental edit helps fill in that gap.

During a quick search, I found the following website that explains the different aspects of editing:

There are many more that explain the same subject, but I like this one. Most of my other editing revolved around copyediting and proofreading only. I think I have to include developmental editing now for all my writing.

For this upcoming collection, she recommended I remove certain sections of my stories because they tend to bog it down, and I agree.

A spark lit in my mind.

For those that join my mailing list, I will send them the backstory information of each character in my stories. I write backstories all the time to help me understand their motivations, and in case my readers need to understand also, here’s their chance to get it directly from me.

Until next time! Keep reading!