Should You Provide Feedback on a Novel While It’s Still Being Written?
Providing feedback while the author is still writing their first draft is a tricky thing. Because it takes so long to write a novel, i...
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Posts about Writing
Editing Semi-Colons in Fiction: A Guide for Line and Copy-Editors
What is it about the semi-colon (;) that is so alluring to writers? Is it because it feels like a sophisticated punctuation mark – mor...
Read moreHow Much Description Should a Novel Have?
Description is the seasoning that flavours a story. It’s the smattering of details that prevents a novel from feeling bland. In the sa...
Read moreWhat’s the Difference Between Omniscient and Third Person Narration?
Whether you’re a writer or an editor, it’s sometimes easy to get confused between omniscient and third person narration. O...
Read moreHow To Use ‘The Hero’s Journey’ To Structure Your Novel
The hero’s journey is a story structure identified by the American writer and scholar of mythology Joseph Campbell. And it can be a re...
Read moreTell It Slant – An Alternative to ‘Show, Don’t Tell’
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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