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Sep 5, 20223 min

Query Ready?

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...

Aug 2, 20223 min

The Art of Succinct Writing

Be Brief The Art of Succinct Writing

May 13, 20224 min

How to read your Word.doc or PDF on a Kindle reader

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...

Feb 10, 20223 min

Why Your Flaw is not Flawed Enough

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

Jan 26, 20223 min

And another thing ...

Why can't I stop having new ideas and just write the ones I already have? Having lots of ideas is great, but what if you can't commit to...

Nov 29, 20213 min

Head-hopping ... huh?

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,...

Oct 5, 20213 min

How to be a (Better) Beta Reader

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...

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