So, you want to write a teen novel. Your mind is racing with ideas. Specifically, a homecoming football game. You know the one inspired from a movie, a real-life event, or your imagination. You can see it now, the quarterback on the football field. The band is playing music, and the cheerleaders are jumping and kicking. A few five-year-olds girls are trying to cheer with their parents nearby. Meanwhile, the high school principal is watching everything. There are several characters in this...

Types of Editors By Rosalinda Alcalá When writers complete a writing project they usually realize they need another pair of eyes on their work. The editor chosen most often is a copyeditor. This well-intentioned move to catch stray commas and polish the work is probably not the correct choice. There are six different types of editors, and each serve a different stage of a fiction or nonfiction manuscript. The type of editors are a book doctor, substantive editor, developmental editor, line...