![]() I’m so grateful for good copyeditors (for my own writing and reading pleasure), and I’m so grateful I don’t do that anymore. When I started my business five years ago, I said yes to some copyediting requests and quickly realized I didn’t want to check for grammar or consistency of facts and language usage–some of the basics of copyediting. You describe what you do as developmental editing instead of copyediting. PMODP is the story of how one girl learns to grieve and say goodbye, turn loss into a gift, and let herself be exceptional–at loving, applying lipstick to corpse, and finding life in the wake of death. What is the one-sentence summary for your YA novel, Putting Makeup on Dead People? I’m fascinated by the challenge of condensing a novel into a one-sentence summary. So I asked her a few questions about her writing, her business, and her overall awesomeness… I laughed a big belly laugh, but really, if anyone has enough wisdom, character, and overall know-how to be a business, it’s Jen. Sign up here for her free monthly newsletter, brimming with writing ideas and resources.Īhh, I still remember the day that Jen Violi handed me her business card. As a mentor, editor, and facilitator, Jen helps writers unleash the stories they’re meant to tell. ![]() ![]() Jen Violi is the author of Putting Makeup on Dead People, a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, and founder of Jen Violi: The Business, with world headquarters in Portland, Oregon, USA. ![]()
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