Kristen ChavezJan 19, 2021My Eighth-Grade Gothic Romance (Or Why I Give Props to Novelists)While cleaning my garage, I stumbled upon an old notebook containing my youthful attempt at a novel. And since I happen to be reading the...
Kristen ChavezJan 15, 2021What Level of Editing Do I Need?Substantive? Big picture? Line editing? Copyediting? I recently heard some editors making the argument that the last thing the world...
Kristen ChavezOct 25, 2020Simultaneous Action vs. Consecutive Action(Or ... When "when" works better than "as," and participles part ways with reality.) One of the most common logical errors I see when...