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Description is the seasoning that flavours a story. It’s the smattering of details that prevents your novel feeling bland. In the same...
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If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a book editor, you might have asked yourself the question: ‘Do I really need a degree for this?’ After all, you probably already know where to put a comma (well, most of the time) and can spot a typo from a mile a...
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Years ago, I was staying in a tiny traditional guest house in South Korea for a few days on my two-week journey around the country. Wh...
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A client has approached you to help them with their novel manuscript. They either don’t know about the different stages of editi...
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I wonder if the following scenario sounds familiar. You know a writer who has self-published several books. They bashed them out at a ...
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Even though editors work with words, they often find it difficult to nail the copy on their website. As editorial business owners, it’...
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Not so long ago, there weren’t many resources available that would enable an author to self-publish their writing. As the technology e...
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