5 Things Editors Want Writers to Know
Here are my top insights from attending The Society for Editors and Proofreaders’ 25th Annual Conference. This is the ...
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Latest from the blogDo I Need a Degree to Be a Novel Editor?
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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It may be your book, but guess what? It isn’t your story. It’s fun to be the god of your own fictional world. But when it comes to the...
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I see so many writers commit this writing sin: over-explaining. They tell their reader every detail, elbow in every piece of backstory...
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Spell checkers are useful tools. But let’s face it – they’re not very clever. There are limits to the ‘rules’ that can be programmed i...
Read moreWriting a Novel? You Should Know This About Point of View
What point of view should you use to tell your story? It’s an important decision, one that can result in your novel being either...
Read moreAn Easy Way to Drastically Improve Your Writing
There are no quick fixes when it comes to improving your creative writing, but if you focus on this one aspect, you’ll help inje...
Read moreHow to Improve Your Descriptive Writing
Poorly written descriptions can make your writing dull. They can distant the reader and slow the pace of your writing. They reduce the...
Read moreProofreading – What’s It All About? (Louise Harnby)
Louise Harnby is a very well respected and established professional proofreader and copy-editor. Her blog has ...
Read moreHow to Know if Your Book is Any Good
The first essential step in becoming a successfully published (or self-published) author is to write a good book. It’s pretty obvious,...
Read more5 Steps to Go From Short Story to Novel Writing
Once you’ve flexed your creativity and mastered the structure of the short story, how do you then go about transferring what you...
Read moreThe Difference Between Short Story and Novel Writing
Many writers start with short stories before they move onto novel writing. Short stories are great to start with because they take les...
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