Hi Reader,

Ever wondered what an editor actually does all day?

What it looks like to spend all day supporting writers in their stories?

Or what your editor’s doing in all that time when they’re not sharing their feedback with you?

If those questions pique your curiosity, you’re in luck.

In today’s brand-new episode of Your Next Draft, I’m pulling back the curtain to share a week in my life as a developmental editor and book coach.

You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at what I do with writers and what I’m working on when I’m not on calls giving feedback.

Plus, I’ll share all the best editing strategies, tips, and tricks that emerge as I dig into stories with writers this week. You’ll hear:

• How I use what we know about a story to solve for what we don’t know
• Whether it’s okay to “tell,” not just “show,” a character’s emotions
• How your character’s emotional intelligence impacts how your reader feels
• A simple way to track the emotional tension in your story
• How I draw out every last drop of meaning and emotion to make scenes unputdownable
• What it means to be “done” editing your book

​Read or listen to The Editor Life: 5 Days Behind the Scenes with Alice »​

I love my job and can’t imagine spending my days any other way. I hope you enjoy this peek at what it really looks like to be an editor and book coach!

Happy editing,

Alice