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RESOURCES BY ANGELA JAMES
Angela’s Resources, Courses, Website & Services
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Before You Hit Send® is Angela’s signature course, a comprehensive deep dive into the entire self-editing process, from developmental editing through line editing, copy editing, and proofreading. You’ll gain the processes and confidence to be your own best editor, which is why multi-published authors rely on Before You Hit Send® as a touchstone. Angela’s industry-standard editing process is repeatable, book after book, throughout your career.
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Don’t know what to look for in an editor? EditMatch is a fun, low-cost tool Angela created to help authors figure out what traits they want in an ideal editor partner, and how to choose your editor. EditMatch includes a detailed checklist, videos to help you work out what kind of editor you want, the EditMatch workbook, and extended information on exactly what you should and should not expect from an editor, in each stage of edits you hire them for.
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In this workshop I talk about your unique author voice, the so-called writing “rules” that authors labor under, how these “rules” can negatively impact author voice—and what to do instead! Eff the Writing “Rules” is both a philosophy of editing and a practical approach to challenging any and all absolute writing “rules” you encounter.
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Staring at your finished manuscript thinking “now what?” isn’t a sign you’re doing something wrong—it’s the exact moment this free Editing Checklist Starter Kit is designed for. The 5-Pass Editing Method in this kit is a flexible framework that breaks editing into manageable layers, so you can finally stop feeling overwhelmed and start making real progress.
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Build your own repeatable editing checklist with this comprehensive (seriously, look no further) template. In the same free download you’ll get an Author Style Guide template to get you started on this essential editing tool. Your editing checklist gives you control over your editing, while your style guide ensures that your hard work results in a consistent, enjoyable experience for your readers.
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Stop juggling multiple spreadsheets or apps to monitor your author journey. The 4th edition of our Book Boss® Personal Writing & Editing Tracker combines writing and editing metrics in one streamlined Google Sheet, giving you a complete picture of your book’s progress from first draft to final manuscript.
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I break down five categories where you can find or make creative mental space: physical activities, relaxation activities, routine tasks, creative hobbies, and rest states. I encourage you to pay attention to when you have your best ideas and experiment with combining activities to enhance your creative process.
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How to find and utilize beta readers is one of my most requested topics—because it’s a process that’s much more nuanced than it might seem! Working with Beta Readers is scheduled for 2026, and you can get on the waiting list now by filling out this quick form. We’ll keep you updated so you’re the first to get access.
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READING & RESOURCES
Books, Articles, Websites & Apps
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BOOKS
Coach Jennie, Hilda: Tackle Your Inner Naysayer, Get Out of Your Own Way, and Unleash Your Badassery
Hines, Jim C. (ed,), Invisible: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F
Kendi, Ibram X., How to Be an Antiracist
Oluo, Ijeoma, So You Want to Talk About Race
Salesses, Matthew, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
Shawl, Nisi & Cynthia Ward, Writing the Other: A Practical Approach
Sue, Derald Wing, Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race
VanderMeer, Jeff, Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Wallis, Pete & Thalia Wallis, What Does Consent Really Mean?
Younging, Gregory, Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples
ARTICLES
Bolger, Meg, “What’s the Difference Between Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity?”
Clayton, Dhonielle & Ayesha Pande, “Literary Color Lines: On Inclusion in Publishing”
Douglass, Ryan, “What Sensitivity Readers Actually Do”
ElGenaidi, Deena, “Waiting for the Day That Characters Don’t Default to White”
Evans, Geraint, “How ADHD people write vs. how we have to write” (Tweet)
Harleston, Renee, “Dismantling the White Default”
Jones, Ellen E., “From mammy to Ma: Hollywood’s favorite racist stereotype”
Lyall, Sarah, “Capitalized Clues to a Glitch”
Mod Colette, “Words for Skin Tone: How to Describe Skin Color”
Microsoft, “Customize the Quick Access Toolbar”
Shapiro, Lila, “What the Job of a Sensitivity Reader is Really Like”
Smith, Ciara, “White is not the Default: Confronting White Bias in Books” (Please note that this article is in an archive that may not load completely in your browser.)
Writing the Other, Writing the Other Resource List
WEBSITES
American Psychological Association (APA)
Modern Language Association (MLA)
The Chicago Manual of Style Online (CMoS)
APPS
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Note: This page contains affiliate links. I only recommend the products that I love and have used myself.
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