How I Travelled Through Europe Running My Business From a Laptop
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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Latest from the blogHow Do I Become a Novel Editor?
If you have a love for literature and a keen eye for detail, becoming a book editor could be perfect for you. Here’s how to do it. As an editor of novels, you get to work closely with authors, refine manuscripts and help bring stories to life. Book editi...
Read moreHow to See the Potential in an Unpublished Manuscript
The other day, I was trying to work out the author’s meaning behind a particularly confusing sentence. This manuscript, I said t...
Read moreHow I Stay Productive While Travelling
At the time of writing this, I’m currently running my editing business while travelling around Europe. I’ve been doing so ...
Read moreDoes My Novel Have Enough Conflict?
An author recently told me they were struggling to know whether they were creating enough conflict in their novel-in-progress. Did I h...
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...
Read moreWhy is Editing So Expensive?
You probably envision editors rolling around in bank notes, laughing, after spending a short afternoon running a quick spell check on ...
Read moreWhose Story is It Anyway? How to Choose Your Narrator
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...
Read moreToo Much Information – Are You Over-Explaining in Your Writing?
I see so many writers commit this writing sin: over-explaining. They tell their reader every detail, elbow in every piece of backstory...
Read more10 Mistakes Your Spell Checker Won’t Catch
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...
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