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Send me your short stories! I’m now open to anthology submissions
I’m delighted to announce that I’m now open to short story submissions for the anthology, Modern Decadent. You can find all the info and guidelines on the submission page. I look forward to reading your work!
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First page surgery call
I’m on the lookout for writers who don’t mind sharing the first 300 words of their unpublished novel manuscripts for editorial feedback. This feedback will be public and posted here and promoted on social media. I will provide short editorial feedback on what’s working and what could be improved in those important opening words. This…
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How to format your novel manuscript so an editor actually reads it!
This post originally appeared on the Wild Hunt Books blog. You wouldn’t expect it, but more often than not, I receive manuscripts that are so strangely formatted that they are just about unreadable. And if that’s the case with yours, it’s a disservice to all the hard work and passion you’ve put into your book.…
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Do I really need to start my novel ‘in action’?
In short, yes. But I think there is a confusion about what this means for a writer. This is a shorthand that editors, tutors, critics and book coaches use but I’ve started to realise that’s there a misunderstanding here. Writers are frustrated that they must start their books in a skyscraper scaling action sequence a…
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Book Review: Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
‘It is early fall, the cold is beginning to descend, and in three months everyone in this house will be dead.‘ There are rare moments when I think a book was written specifically for me. That the author sat down and thought, ‘Yes, it’s time to write something for Ariell today.’ I felt this completely…
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