​The Editing Podcast S3E4: Tim Storm on editing unearned writing

The Editing Podcast S3E4: Tim Storm on editing unearned writing

4/12/2019

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise chat with Tim Storm about the concept of unearned writing, and how to craft prose that's authentic and plausible.

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The writer’s responsibility to the reader and the story
Story events and character reactions in relation to plausibility and authenticity
Salvation events
Unnatural character realizations
Contrived plot turns
Thematic insertions or digressions
Turning unearned writing into earned prose
Idea flow in non-fiction

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

Louise Harnby is a line editor, copyeditor and proofreader who specializes in working with independent authors of commercial fiction, particularly crime, thriller and mystery writers.

She is an Advanced Professional Member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), a member of ACES, a Partner Member of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and co-hosts The Editing Podcast.

Visit her business website at Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor & Proofreader, say hello on Twitter at @LouiseHarnby, connect via Facebook and LinkedIn, and check out her books and courses.

2 Comments

Corrie Schwab

17/12/2019 06:42:31 pm

Thank you Denise and Louise for another informative and amusing chat! I love Tim's "unearned" label, and will likely find myself referring to his explanations often.
By the way, the audio file seems to have tacked about 45 minutes of silence to the end of your podcast - thought I'd point that out in case the supposed length is scaring away potential listeners.

Louise Harnby

19/12/2019 03:47:01 pm

Thank you, Corrie!

We've uploaded a new file - not sure why the software tacked on the extra space. It happened on two episodes and it's a mystery. All fixed now.

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