Coronavirus and isolation
In isolation because of coronavirus? Dear clients, I hope all of you are well, and if not well, getting the help you need. Many of us are now shut in and isolated from normal social outlets, be that down at … Read More
Editing terminology – what does it all mean?
Editing terminology Following on from my piece about hiring an editor, I thought it might be useful to define some of the editing terminology used to describe the work we do. Because editing isn’t a globally regulated profession, the terms … Read More
Help for aspiring authors
This post was written in response to a piece by Jane Ryan, an author published by Poolbeg Press in Ireland, who alerted authors to the many financial pitfalls that await aspiring authors on their route to publication, and who said … Read More
Hiring an editor
In my editing inbox, a typical first-time enquiry from a novice author often runs along these lines: “I’ve written a book. It’s 200,000 words long and taken me 10 years to write, on and off. I’ve sent it to agents … Read More
What is “maid and butler” dialogue?
Maid and butler dialogue I had occasion recently, on one of the submissions to my TheOpeningLines.com website, to comment on some “Maid and Butler” dialogue that an author had used in the opening to his novel. What is “Maid and … Read More