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Keeping First Draft Creating separate from Editing
25th Nov

Keeping First Draft Creating separate from Editing

Our friends at grammarly.com have sent a helpful list of things to watch for when editing – whether it’s your NaNoWriMo novel or anything else. However I’ve held back on sharing till…
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New Year’s Resolutions: Feeling Free and Playing with Your Work
1st Jan

New Year’s Resolutions: Feeling Free and Playing with Your Work

I started an eleventh hour revision of Rescue on Nim’s Island yesterday. If all had gone to plan, it would have already been copy-edited, which would mean it was too late for…
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Copy Editing vs Creativity
13th Jul

Copy Editing vs Creativity

I’ve been copy-editing all day – that is, answering the copy editor’s queries. Emailing back with the solutions – with what I hope are the solutions –  I was a bit discouraged…
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