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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I’m on the lookout for writers who don’t mind sharing the first 300 words of their unpublished novel manuscripts for editorial feedback.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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Generative AI and the slide of creative craft
This year – especially the latter half – I’ve had an uptick in queries for my freelance developmental editorial services (more here if you’re looking for an editor!). You would think, ‘Yes! That’s great.’ I would, too, but when you dig deeper, it becomes messy, annoying and disheartening. I’ve had an increase in people submitting…
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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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Are you ready for feedback on your manuscript?
Your first draft (or second or third) is done and now it’s ready for an editor, right? But are you ready? Continuing on with my general project of demystifying writing and publishing, I thought I’d touch on the subject of feedback: what it’s like working with an editor to shape up your manuscript and whether…
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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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