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Step away from the manuscript!
In the last month, getting Everything We Keep ready for printing, I had the opportunity to read through the last proof, not once but...
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Feb 19, 20213 min read


Writer's Block - it's real
I can't write. I mean, I'm writing this blog, and having fun doing it, but I'm not writing anything else. Nothing. Zip. Crickets. It's...
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Nov 6, 20203 min read


Editing Part 2: Crying is good
I have four completed manuscripts, one published, one in its way and two waiting their turn (fingers crossed). Whilst they are different...
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Oct 9, 20203 min read


Editing Part 1: Feedback
You're not quite finished. I think I'll need a cup of tea. I remember Nancy Conescu (editor of Unpacking Harper Holt) telling me the...
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Oct 2, 20204 min read


But I did a spell check...
Editing. I had absolutely no idea. When I finished my first complete manuscript, two thoughts came to mind: 'I did it!' which was...
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Sep 11, 20205 min read
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