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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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Commas. They look so insignificant and innocent, but in reality they’re tricky little monsters that can have a big impact on a piece o...
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Most of us are familiar with surrealist images like Salvador Dali’s Three Sphinxes of Bikini, but even though surrealism was – and sti...
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When you run your own business, you can often take your work with you wherever you go. It’s one of the reasons I love running a freela...
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Post-apocalyptic fiction follows the fortunes of characters as they try to cope in a post-apocalyptic world. Sounds deceptively simple...
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Dystopias have provided inspiration for generations of writers, and with good reason. When you become a writer of dystopian fiction, y...
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The purpose of training is twofold: to make sure your skills are up to scratch and to demonstrate to potential clients that you know y...
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Do you spend large chunks of time wondering what the world would have been like if the Roman Empire had never ended or if you’d ...
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Hiring a professional editor to work on your manuscript can be expensive. And there are lots of different editorial services ...
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