#queer editor

Developmental editing as an approach is pretty similar. DEs are brought onboard to help an author draft a well-written, well-paced narrative. One of the major differences between editing fiction and nonfiction has to do with the author's intent. They may want to educate or entertain—or a combination of both, in the case of creative nonfiction). For education, it can mean helping them see the forest for the trees, to make sure they stay at their audience's level, especially if that audience consists primarily of the general public. Experts know their stuff. DEs sometimes aid in bringing that teaching knowledge down just a notch or two. Fiction developmental editing is all about the reader's experience. By that I mean weaving a seamless story that both meets and subverts their expectations. Solidly built fiction stories bring readers back to an author's work time and time again. DEs work in lockstep as authors shape the early stages of their story. Here's some additional (and more specific) differences between the two approaches. They should help any author in need of that guiding and supportive hand to bring their tale to life.