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The art of knowing when to stop
I am in the thick of final, final, FINAL proofing for my next novel, The Last Dreamseer. Somehow, I thought it would be quicker than this. I’ll explain my editing process: I’ve written the book, had writer friends look at … Continue reading
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Tagged #pubtip, amazon, editing, formatting, Kindle, proofing, self-publishing, Smashwords, Writing
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Please Release Me
My blog this week is in support of the hugely talented Rhoda Baxter, whose new novel, Please Release Me, is on sale RIGHT NOW! Please Release Me features characters who are all ‘stuck’ in some way, so I’m taking that … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged #ReleaseMe, Dr Who, editing, eternity, great writing, heaven, hell, libraries, plot holes, romance, stickers, stuck, the afterlife, writing friends
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A Life Well-Edited
Social media is often lamented for providing a stream-of-narrative, unexpurgated account of what’s going on in people’s heads (for some reason, people Tweeting what they had for breakfast is the most-often quoted evidence of this). I won’t argue that social media … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, Facebook, over-sharing, social media, The Last Dreamseer, Twitter, Writing
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Who are you writing for?
A meme popped into my Twitter feed the other day: A good writer always thinks about their reader. At first glance that looks like sage wisdom that’s hard to argue with, but my hackles immediately rose. Always? No, I really … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, communication, creativity, editing, Novels, readers, Writing
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So long as you know what you need to say, the words don’t matter (yet)
I’m in the middle of revising. I enjoy revising. And I hate it. Other writers may feel the same – or differently. *For clarity – revising is what I call the editing done by myself. Editing editing is done in … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, questions, revising, Writing
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The Fussy Reader
If you’re a writer, you must read. That’s the one piece of advice that’s universal – every writer you meet will tell you that reading widely is key to developing your writing skills. And I completely agree. What you aren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, enjoy a book, read in the garden, Reading, relax with a book, relaxing with a book, Writing
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A whole new world
I love writing fantasy because in that genre you get to make it all up as you go along – don’t you? You absolutely do make up a new world, but “as you go along” might be problematic – whatever … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful stationery, editing, ideas, Imagination, improving, inspiration, re-writes, research, using an editor, world-building
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Call in the Professionals
The thing is, until someone who does know points it out to you, you often don’t know what it is you don’t know. Using experts – and/or the perils of not doing so – is a common theme in self-publishing … Continue reading
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Tagged awards, cover design, covers, editing, expertise, fantasy, professionalism, publishing, self-publishing, Writing, YA
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