Mollie Reads5 tips to avoid overused words in fiction writing (skip ahead):
Tip #1 — Look out for cliches and trite phrases: 1:24 Tip #2 — Use pronouns in dialogue: 2:45 Tip #3 — Don't overuse "was": 3:25 Tip #4 — Look out for words that dumb it down: 4:18 Tip #5 — Catch repeated words and phrases: 4:56
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Overused Words in Fiction Writing | NaNoWriMoMollie Reads2017-11-02 | 5 tips to avoid overused words in fiction writing (skip ahead):
Tip #1 — Look out for cliches and trite phrases: 1:24 Tip #2 — Use pronouns in dialogue: 2:45 Tip #3 — Don't overuse "was": 3:25 Tip #4 — Look out for words that dumb it down: 4:18 Tip #5 — Catch repeated words and phrases: 4:56
New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
If you're ready to launch your editorial business, make sure to check out my Editing 101 e-course: molliereads.teachable.com
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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In this work week in my life vlog, I share about what I've learned from James Clear in Atomic Habits, the habit of consistency, and how I try to create systems and rhythms that support my goal of "1% better every day." I also start annotating my new Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition, and I annotate books on my nightstand! This week I am working on a blog post on all of my most anticipated books of 2025, and I share a few of those books here. From talk about style sheets and what makes a good editor to annotating my books and updates on our kitchen cabinets, I get chatty about life lately!
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I’m a freelance book editor, book blogger, and reader living in North Carolina with my husband and two girls, Matilda and Harriet. So glad you found me!
For business inquiries: hello[at]molliereads[dot]comBest Thriller Books of 2024: Family Drama + Creepy Mystery RecommendationsMollie Reads2024-09-19 | ↓ INFO ↓ ☀️
Here are my top best thriller and mystery books of 2024 that I’ve read so far! These books range from gothic suspense mystery to historical literary mysteries and cat-and-mouse thrillers, and they are JUICY with the family dramas, family secrets, and rich multiple POVs and timelines! If you want to add to your thriller and mystery reading list this fall, definitely check out these non-spooky but still chilling books! They’re my best 2024 thriller recommendations to date!
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I’m a freelance book editor, book blogger, and reader living in North Carolina with my husband and two girls, Matilda and Harriet. So glad you found me!
For business inquiries: hello[at]molliereads[dot]comCozy vlog: Fall book recs, freelancing, and pushing past self-doubtMollie Reads2024-09-12 | ↓ INFO ↓ ☀️
Here’s my cozy reading vlog where I talk about freelancing and juggling mom life with work from home life.
I share fall book recommendations as well as my current fall reading list, some favorite audiobooks, and all about my freelance proofreading project and book blogging.
Even though this is a cozy vlog and week in my life as a freelancer, I dive into what it’s like to push past self-doubt and embrace the season you’re in!
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For business inquiries: hello[at]molliereads[dot]comWork Week in My Business | Freelance VlogMollie Reads2020-12-19 | Thanks for following along! This week in my business I tackled some editing projects, sample edits, editor training curriculum building, coaching calls, and so on. Here's a glimpse behind the curtain of my business, with all of its messy, unpredictable moments!
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📚Thank you to Random House for gifting me the following books: + A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama + DESSERT PERSON by Claire Saffitz + EDUCATED by Tara Westover
🏷 Tags: Work week in my life,ditl of an entrepreneur,freelance life,freelancer,freelance tips,freelance advice,week in my life as an editor,becoming an editor,week in my business,my business life,business vlog,freelance vlog,freelancer vlog,freelancing,editing,publishingSelf-Editing Your Novel: Tips from an EditorMollie Reads2020-12-12 | Finished NaNoWriMo, wrote a novel, and now you don't know what to do next? It's time to self-edit your book! Revising that first draft can be so intimidating. Here are my tips, as an editor, to help you make the most of the self-editing process.
⌛ Timestamps: + Three tips BEFORE you self-edit your novel: 2:19 - Write your marketing copy. 4:19 - Get curious. 7:52 - Honor the writer you are. + Three tips WHILE you are self-editing your novel: 10:04 - Create a book map. 10:40 - Give yourself permission to tune out the grammar police. 11:40 - Cut out unnecessary words.
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We're so excited for this journey! Want to celebrate with us? We're doing another Live Show tonight on Instagram, over on my Instagram account (@molliereads) at 9:00 p.m. EST!
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Contact: hello@molliereads.com Instagram & Twitter: @molliereads Blog: molliereads.com Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereadsChatty Reading Vlog Pt. 1 (+ PageHabit Unboxing)!Mollie Reads2018-03-09 | For the PageHabit unboxing, skip to 17:15 Part one of my (super chatty!) reading vlog. Hopefully more montage footage in part two! :)
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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Yes, I'm a twin, and that is my twin sister with me in a home video! :) I'm in the Belle shirt, obviously. Thanks for watching episode no. 2 in The Reader Diaries series.
This video is dedicated to The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Below are the quotes taken from this book—either used directly or indirectly:
“I saw the world I had walked since my birth and I understood how fragile it was, that the reality was a thin layer of icing on a great dark birthday cake writhing with grubs and nightmares and hunger.”
"Memories were waiting at the edges of things."
“Adults should not weep, I knew. They did not have mothers who would comfort them.”
“How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you, as you grow. There can never be a time when you forget them, when you are not, in your heart, questing after something you cannot have, something you cannot even properly imagine, the lack of which will spoil your sleep and your day and your life, until you close your eyes for the final time, until your loved ones give you poison and sell you to anatomy, and even then you will die with a hole inside you, and you will wail and curse at a life ill-lived.”
“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.”
Thanks for watching my first video in my new series, The Reader Diaries! All videos in this series from here on out will focus on specific books/reading experiences. I hope you enjoy it, and if you're in need of some reading motivation going into 2018, I hope this video inspires you.
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1. Do you have a certain place at home for reading? 2. Bookmark or random piece of paper? 3. Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter/ a certain amount of pages? 4. Do you eat or drink while reading? 5. Multitasking: Music or TV while reading? 6. One book at a time or several at once? 7. Reading at home or everywhere? 8. Reading out lout or silently in your head? 9. Do you read ahead or even skip pages? 10. Breaking the spine or keeping it like new? 11. Do you write in your books? 12. Who do you tag?
Hi y'all! I took a break for the weekend when we came back from Cancun, but I'm BACK to finish off November STRONG! Sorry again about the audio. Clearly filming outside isn't the best idea. lol. x
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AuthorTube Newbie Tag (minor tweaks for the editor edition!):
1 How did you find out about AuthorTube? 2 What genres do you edit? 3 What is your preferred writing tense, point of view, and category of story to edit? 4 Are you a self-taught, taught , or yet-to-be taught, aka aspiring editor? 5 What publishing company, literary agency, and/or other company do you work for? 6. If you aren’t yet editing, what is your dream publishing house and/or agency to work for? 7 What AuthorTube related videos can we expect to find on your channel? 8 When did you start editing? 9 What was the first story you ever edited? 10 What editors have inspired your editing the most? 11 How do you schedule your editing tasks? 12 Do you edit on a computer, on paper, or a blend? And where do you edit in general? 13 What are you most looking forward to now that you’re an EDITOR who’s a part of AuthorTube?
(Feel free to answer with books you are excited to read or books you have already read!)
1. In fall, the air is crisp and clear. Name a book with a vivid setting!
2. Nature is beautiful . . . but also dying. Name a book that is beautifully written, but also deals with a heavy topic like loss or grief.
3. Fall is back to school season. Share a nonfiction book that taught you something new.
4. In order to keep warm, it’s good to spend some time with the people we love. Name a fictional family/household/friend group you’d like to be a part of.
5. The colorful leaves are piling up on the ground. Show us a pile of fall-colored spines!
6. Fall is the perfect time for some storytelling by the fireside. Share a book wherein somebody is telling a story.
7. The nights are getting darker. Share a dark, creepy read.
8. The days are getting colder. Name a short, heartwarming read that could warm up somebody’s cold and rainy day.
9. Fall returns every year. Name an old favorite that you’d like to return to soon.
10. Fall is the perfect time for cozy reading nights. Share your favorite cozy reading “accessories.”
11. Spread the autumn appreciation and tag some people!
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If you're ready to launch your editorial business, make sure to check out my Freelance Editing 101 e-course: molliereads.teachable.com Common pitfalls with POV:
First person: Limited perspective — 0:48 Underdeveloped voice — 1:20
Third person: Watering down the scene — 2:18 No clear viewpoint — 2:43 Assigning meaning to unimportant characters — 3:16
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1. Characters must be true to themselves — 1:52 2. Weaknesses and strengths — 3:51 3. The character’s goal will drive the novel — 4:35
Avoid sagging middle syndrome:
1. Make your character’s goals more urgent — 5:01 2. Flesh out internal and external conflict — 5:22 3. Make motivation the “why” of your character’s goal — 5:34
New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
New here? Check out my Editor Talk videos and other videos for NaNoWriMo: http://bit.ly/2gNFD82
Stick around! I'm posting all new videos every day in November. :)
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Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads Blog: molliereads.com Contact: hello@molliereads.com Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereadsVideos Every Day in November! | NaNoWriMoMollie Reads2017-11-01 | Looking for an editor for your novel or creative project? Contact me at hello@molliereads.com.
Check out my top favorite books on writing/tools for NaNoWriMo: youtu.be/2FiVF2BDsgg
Twitter & Instagram: @molliereads Blog: molliereads.com Contact: hello@molliereads.com Goodreads: goodreads.com/molliereadsBookish Friends Tag!Mollie Reads2017-10-12 | I finally met up with some bookish friends in Chicago! We filmed lots of videos! Check them out below: