EmDashED

My experience of the traditional editing process from the writer's perspective

Get ready to catch the eye of your favourite agent, at the right time To me, September always has that new pencil case to feel. Forever...

Be Brief The Art of Succinct Writing

And other tips to help you self-edit We all know how hard it is to edit your own work... and of course, that's a good thing for me and my...

And how it's preventing you from finding real conflict in your novel Ugh, that interview question - what are your weaknesses? And then,...

Confessions of an Editor at Christmas Personal tales from yours truly, on my writing journey, editing, and occasional outpourings from my...

Confessions of an Editor pt 2. What is head-hopping and why should you avoid it? Personal tales from yours truly, on my writing journey,...

Craft Tips from the Editing Cave In my Editing Cave posts, I use real-world editing issues that I've come across in my work - I never...

Can't self-edit? Me neither! Personal tales from yours truly, on my writing journey, editing, and occasional outpourings from my brain....

What is a beta reader? In my Editing Cave posts, I use real-world editing issues that I've come across in my work - I never name names...

How to avoid common pitfalls when writing your first chapter As an editor, mentor, and children's novel competition judge, I read a lot...

More tips from the editing cave In my Editing Cave posts, I use real-world editing issues that I've come across in my work - I never name...

Tips on avoiding the most common mistakes when writing the first page of your novel