Life has caused Caroline Davis to loose her dreams and faith, so she is facing her future with anxiety. The direction of her life must change as she enters her sophomore year of college, but she has no path to follow anymore. As her relationships with her classmate, Connor Taylor, and an abused horse, Edison, grow, she must make the decision to face her fears and rekindle a lost dream or remain lost to herself.
I am a Developmental and Line Editor specializing in Equestrian Fiction, but what does that really mean? Let’s explore genres, subgenres, and the exact definition of Equestrian Fiction.
The work of editors is wonderful, beautiful, and confusing. What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing is a collection of essays describing how editors think, work, and feel. These essays come from editors around the editing world from academic editors to picture book editors and everything in between. Although every editor and every editing project is different, there are commonalities about editing and writing no matter the content genre or purpose.
This is exactly what I thought Heather Wallace’s debut fiction would be. Imogen is full of sass and spunk just like Wallace. Imogen is fun, funny, and lovable which makes Back Door Horse such a fun reading experience. Overall, this is a happy, fast-paced, easy, comfort read I can see myself turning to next time I need a hug from a book.
Patrick McCallin has only ever wanted to be a jockey. His dream comes true, and he is assigned as Fionn MacCool’s jockey, the biggest racehorse in Ireland. The only problem is Fionn is kidnapped and his owner doesn’t seem to care. Patrick must work with his friends to find his beloved horse before it’s too late. This story is inspired by the real kidnapping of the Irish Racehorse Shergar. Shergar was never found, so will Fionn have the same fate?
Anya, Mila, and Alex have started a center for wheelchair users to interact with and ride horses, but life isn’t as good as it should be for Anya. She can’t stand the new therapist Alex hired, an accident at the center could make them loose everything, Mila is busy with her relationship, and Alex may be deported.
Line editing is editing the content of the story. It focuses on how the story is written, not what the story is.
Developmental editing is about the ideas, concepts, and art of the book, not grammar or how the words and sentences are structured.
Mila’s sister had a life changing accident that affected everything in Mila’s life. Every relationship in her life is changed, and she might be losing her love of show jumping – the only thing she ever wanted to do. Mila works to fix broken relationships, build new ones, and learn who she is now.
Keep reading to hear about author Tiffany Noelle Chacon’s writing process!
A wonderfully written memoir about a girl chasing her dream only to have her life crash down around her. She persevered through the tough times and ended up living her dream as she was meant to.