How do you know when your book is ready to send to an editor? I sometimes receive very raw drafts from writers asking for a…
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?
You’ve written your first draft. Now what?
Woo hoo! You did it! You’ve written your first draft. So what’s next? The first thing to do is feel super smug and a wee…
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.
The joy of jargon busting
As I waded through columns and columns of similar dot points I rubbed my hands in glee; I hardly understood a word and my inner jargon-buster was looking forward to the brain-hurting challenge.