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...

Writing for chapter book or middle grade readers? Fancy some FREE mentoring? Read on writers... In case you don't know, WriteMentor runs...

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

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...

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...

Musings on life after publication A lot has happened since I became a #publishedauthor in 2019. Good things, bad things, globally...

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...

Musings on life after publication A lot has happened since I became a #publishedauthor in 2019. Good things, bad things, globally...

In editing and writing, my specialism is children's fiction. I write it, read and teach it ... and now I blog it too! Join me for regular...

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...

"Say, what?" A quick how-to on dialogue In my Editing Cave posts, I use real-world editing issues that I've come across in my work - I...

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

We've all heard the advice concerning adverbs, scattered liberally about the verges of the road to hell, but what about the less vilified...