I’ve just finished reading a book in which about 90% of the story was from the point of view of the central character, Jo, (limited…
Two-minute tip: check your spell check settings
spell check is a handy but fickle friend – useful but not to be totally relied upon, especially if the settings are not quite right.
Journey of a self-published book
Every book has a different journey from idea to shelf, but I’m sure there are some commonalities. I wonder if some of this resonates with you?
Self-editing tip # 1 – give yourself a brief
The first thing to decide is the purpose of the edit.
Two hot tips for picking up typos in your own work
I recently published a post with an embarrassing error: who’s instead of whose. How did I let this happen and how can I help you avoid doing the same?
Editors are not arbiters of taste
I have to be aware of my tastes and make sure I don’t impose them on the writers I work with.
Beware the dangling modifier
As an editor, I see dangling modifiers everywhere.
If you don’t know what that means, let’s break it down so you can get maximum word-nerd cred.
Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 tips for writing short story
I think point 7 is my favourite, with 8 coming a close second.
Writing can be a lonely occupation
Writing can be a lonely occupation, but help is at hand. Here’s a teeny tiny video I made on the subject. (That’s me on the…