What I Read: 2016
For some reason, I don’t think I read a great deal of books last year. Probably due to a couple of factors … Firstly, I sp...
Read moreI started my editing business over ten years ago. This is the first time I’ve ever taken some extended time away from it. Which feels weird. Lots of people go freelance because they’ve had children and they need the flexibility. Instead, I went freelance simpl...
Read moreFor some reason, I don’t think I read a great deal of books last year. Probably due to a couple of factors … Firstly, I sp...
Read moreHiring a professional editor to work on your manuscript can be expensive. And there are lots of different editorial services ...
Read moreBeta readers are the people who’ll make your manuscript tighter, better and generally more appealing. The best thing? They’ll usually ...
Read moreAfter a long, close association with comics, superhero fiction is enjoying a literary heyday. So if you’re planning to write a s...
Read moreFinding your target readership is the best thing you can do to give your novel a fighting chance of success. It’s useful to thin...
Read moreI identify as a highly sensitive person (HSP). This has an impact on my mental health, my creativity and my abilities as an editor. Dr...
Read moreOne of the most prolific writers of magical realism, Salman Rushdie, calls the genre ‘a commingling of the improbable and the mundane’...
Read moreEvery year, the Society for Editors and Proofreaders hosts a conference. Editorial professionals gather to chat, think and learn. This...
Read moreEvery year, the Society for Editors and Proofreaders invites its members to gather for a long weekend of chatting, drinking, eating, w...
Read moreOne of the best things about fiction is the chance to dwell in other worlds, be they slightly or radically different from our own. For...
Read moreWhat makes a novel a ‘horror’? The definition is surprising tricky to nail, largely because horror fiction isn’t the only ...
Read moreSo you’re ready to start the journey from first draft to finished novel – congratulations! That also means you’ve ticked t...
Read moreEditorial considerations, creative revelations and the occasional existential lamentation – sharing my experiences and personal recommendations exclusively with you.