The Three-Act Structure: Obsolete or Essential?
The three-act structure has a distinguished history. It was first described in Aristotle’s Poetics well over 2,000 years ago, and the ...
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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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‘Oh, you’re writing a novel? What’s it about?’ The answer to this question is essentially the premise of your ...
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There’s a very real concern among writers that an editor will damage their writing voice and replace their style. This fear ...
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Let me tell you a secret. I don’t take on every writer who comes to me for editing. Why? The biggest reason is this: often, thei...
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I’ve recently returned to the UK after travelling around Europe for nine months while still running my business, working from my...
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The other day, I was trying to work out the author’s meaning behind a particularly confusing sentence. This manuscript, I said t...
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I shouldn’t have checked my inbox that evening. ‘How dare you,’ wrote the client. ‘Never in all my professional life have I been treat...
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At the time of writing this, I’m currently running my editing business while travelling around Europe. I’ve been doing so ...
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An author recently told me they were struggling to know whether they were creating enough conflict in their novel-in-progress. Did I h...
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American poet Emily Dickinson once wrote: ‘Tell the truth, but tell it slant.’ Following this advice can bring vividness and originali...
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