“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” – Mark Twain
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” – Jack Kerouac
“All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary – it’s just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.” – Somerset Maugham
“An excellent precept for writers: have a clear idea of all the phrases and expressions you need, and you will find them.” – Ximenes Doudan
“The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.” – Socrates
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My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of writers both new and published. I also offer a variety of self-publishing services. During the past 15 years, I’ve helped more than 400 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams at reasonable prices. I’m also the author of the Storytelling 101 writing guidebooks, four nonfiction hiking guidebook series, and the literary novel Windmill. Several of my short stories in the literary and science fiction genres also have been published.
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