editing – J.M. Briggs

When I started self-publishing almost a decade ago, there were articles on how to format that could be found online but little else regarding guidance and help. Back then, finding information on what standard formatting should look like was impossible! With the upcoming release of the final book in The […]

Atticus Review

May 19, 2023 in Writing Advice / Writing Resources tagged editing / writing blog / writing journal / writing posts by J.M.Briggs

Writing is hard. Most writers I’ve met would agree with that statement, but we do it because we love it. Copy editing, though… copy editing is worse. It is more than hard. It is torture and time-consuming and gives your inner critic another chance to rob you of any confidence […]

Learning How to Copy Edit the Hard Way

July 22, 2022 in Reflections on Writing / Writing Advice tagged editing / writing blog / writing journal / writing posts by J.M.Briggs

The Iron Path, book twelve of The Iron Soul series, is finally in the final editing stage! I finished the first draft of this book back in early 2020, almost two years ago, and was very excited as it marked the completion of the penultimate book in The Iron Soul […]

The Iron Path Update and My Editing Process

March 11, 2022 in Reflections on Writing / The Iron Soul Series tagged editing / writing blog / writing journal / writing posts by J.M.Briggs