A shower of letters! Harry finally realizes there's someone out there who knows him. Today, we talk about wizard communication and Chapters 3 and 4!
“So… What Are the Editing Styles?”: All About Developmental Editing
Meet one of my favorite editing styles! Developmental editing can make such a huge difference to the story you're wanting to tell. Check it out!
Muggles and Mocha – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 2
Here we are—"The Vanishing Glass!" We get our first glimpse of Harry's life with the Dursleys. Also... why isn't Harry an Obscurial? Let's discuss!
“So… What Are the Editing Styles?”: All About Line Editing
Line editing can completely change your book's tone! Click here to find out more about this extremely helpful editing style.
Muggles and Mocha – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 1
Welcome, welcome! You’re reading our very first edition of Muggles and Mocha! This will be a weekly blog charting the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling chapter by chapter. As mentioned in our announcement from this past Tuesday (which can be found here), every week there will be both an article covering a specific topic …
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“So… What Are the Editing Styles?”: All About Copy Editing
So, what's copy editing? Read on to find out as we begin our series on the different editing styles!
Special Announcement: Our Harry Potter Book Club is a GO
Hi, everyone! If you caught my welcome article (you can find that here), you saw there's a lot in store for our blog. There will be a section for writing advice ("Writing Tips") and a section full of content for those of us who love the literary world ("Get Lit"). Both sides of the blog …
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Welcome!
Welcome to Madison K. Darby Editing! I’m so excited for this thrilling journey and even more happy you’re here. This website has been a long time in the making, and I can’t wait to tell you what’s in store. In a nutshell, you’re currently reading the blog attached to my freelance editing website, where you’ll …