Podcast: Developmental Editing of Chris' Upcoming Book

SPOILER WARNING: This episode is absolutely chock full of spoilers for Interface, the third book in the Systemic Series. If you want to go in fresh, bookmark this one and come back later. You’ve been warned.

Christy and I sit down to talk through the developmental editing process for Interface, and honestly, this one gets deep. Developmental editing is where you zoom out from the sentence level and look at the big picture — does the story work? Are the characters earning their moments? Is the world doing what it needs to do? Christy has been instrumental in pushing me to dig deeper into the things that matter most.

Topics Covered

• What developmental editing actually looks like in practice
• Character development and interiority — getting inside your characters’ heads
• Thematic elements and making sure they land
• World-building decisions and how they serve the story
• The feedback and collaboration loop between writer and editor
• So, so many spoilers for Interface

Shout Outs

None this episode — just us nerding out over the book.

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