The Book Editor Show

Today on the Book Editor Show, Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley give you the tools you need to generate the best idea for your story, and how to drop story lines that aren't working in your book.http://www.thebookeditorshow.com/

Join Clark Chamberlain, Peter Turley and their special guest editor Leslie Watts as they examine the importance of Developmental Editing. They'll give you insights into how to use it right and if your not using Developmental Editing why you should.http://www.thebookeditorshow.com/http://www.writership.org/bookeditorshow

Catching up and sharing what's been going on over the past two months. Also, Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley share their plans for 2016, book projects, teaching and a brand new course on editing! Click here to check out Peter's Udemy class Change your Life: Powerful Steps to Personal Transformation. And click here to take a look at Clark's course Punch them in the Gut: Writing Fiction with Emotional Impact. And grab a copy of Hank Hudson for free! Amazon Apple Nook Kobo

A special audio share from a class Clark Chamberlain recently taught on how to write a novel in just 30 days. Get the handout here at https://www.dropbox.com/s/g51eqkkib4t9ygh/Tell%20the%20Story%20Write%20a%20Novel%20in%2030%20days.pdf?dl=0

It's that crazy time of year again when writers from all over the world start feverishly putting words to paper. The goal: 50,000 word novel by the end of November.Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley have put together their 10 best survival tips so that you can get through November intact. http://www.thebookeditorshow.com/ #nanowrimo #amwriting #nanotips

If you edit by yourself the chance of missing plot holes and errors goes up. But taking every idea for change that is suggested isn't the best idea either. Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley talk with author M. Todd Gallowglas about how to get the most from your critique groups and beta readers and if writing groups are worthwhile.http://thebookeditorshow.com/

Have you ever wanted to dive into the world of short stories? Feel like the short stories you've written just aren't standing out? Want to give your short story the best possible edit? Then join Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley as they talk to the master of the short story, Gregory Norris.http://thebookeditorshow.com/

The seven basic plots, part six, the tragedy. What should be included? What can be cut? Why isn't it used more? What is the right audience?Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley talk about all this and more.

Today Clark Chamberlain and Perter Turley continue their series on Booker's Seven Basic Plots. The Comedy will be familiar to anyone who has ever seen a romantic comedy. Comedy isn't always about jokes. It lets you open up difficult subjects and dig deep into the problems of a person's life. See how best to tackle editing this type of plot and if it fits your latest work.

Today Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley take a look at the Voyage and Return. This magical plot will take readers to a world of amazement and place them head to head against an unseen evil. Is it the plot of your book? Find out if it is and how you can edit it it to perfection.

Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley show you how to edit the seven core plots from Christopher Booker's book the Seven Basic Plots. This episode they will be examining the quest. What do you need to include, what are the main elements, what can you change or combine?

Continuing in our seven part series on editing the basic plots. Today we are looking at the Rags to Riches story. Learn if this is the plot of your book, what elements should be contained and how to pace the story.

Starting a seven part series on editing the Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker. In part one Clark Chamberlain and Perter Turley examine Overcoming the Monster.  Learn if your story fits into this major plot family, if it does how to make it unique and yet feel familiar to readers. Learn what is needed and what to leave out.

You know you need to write a new chapter for your book, but what should you be looking for? Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley take you through the process of connecting together your new chapter so it connects with the rest of your book

Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley teach you all about how to find beta readers, and how to use their feedback in editing your work. http://www.raveninternationalpublishing.com/ http://www.thebookeditorshow.com/

Clark Chamberlain and the always impressive Peter Turley tackle the third part of live edits for Robert Hawkwood’s YA novel, the Wind Hath Heirs. Clark shows how to use the “bookend” method to move the story forward while Peter demonstrates taking lists of things and turning it into emotional feeling for the character. A big thank you again to Robert Hawkwood for letting us edit his work on air. Email us with your work you’d like editied: RIP@raveninternationalpublishing.com

The grammatic duo will be talking with Joshua Crowther, of Jay Crow Comics, all about his third issue of Super. What it takes to create comics and how his current Kickstarter is the most over-funded comic in the sites history.If you've ever wanted to see the inner workings of comics, you don't want to miss this.http://www.jaycrowcomics.com/

In this episode Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley continue with part two of editing Robert Hawkwood’s YA story, The Wind Hath Heirs. They concentrate on adding more emotion, feathering in description in action and bringing forth a fitting ending for the Brockodile!

In a first for the show, a brave author has taken the grammatical duo up on editing their work live on air. Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley take a crack at Robert Hawkwood’s YA story, The Wind Hath Heirs. In part one of three, they go through the chapters part by part, examining how the story flows and sounds. They pose questions on what they as a reader are experiencing and give suggestions in making the work better. This is where Build a Better Book comes from. A great episode to get a handle on where to start your own editing. Follow along at http://www.thebookeditorshow.com/

It’s been a few weeks since we last heard from our grammatic duo. Today they catch up on writing, editing and random word choices. Join Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley for 30 minutes of editing entertainment.   http://www.thebookeditorshow.com/   http://www.raveninternationalpublishing.com/