Filter words
The topic of filter words came up in conversation with an author recently. What are filter words? Are they a bad thing? Point of View It’s a question of Point of View (PoV). Modern writers are generally encouraged to write … Read More
Category Archives: Fiction
Self-publishing – do I need an editor?
If I’m self-publishing, should I hire a professional editor to look at my book? Or can I rely on a well-read relative or friend to do the job for nothing? For authors who are self-publishing, this question is as perennial … Read More
Why is the opening of my book so important?
Amateur writers ask one question a lot when I’m doing my pro bono work over on Amazon Kindle’s writeon site. Why is there so much emphasis placed, by developmental editors such as myself, on the opening few pages of a … Read More
Bath Novel Award 2016
Delighted to say that two novels that editorial.ie has worked on, “Songs of All Poets” and “An Emu War”, are among the 39 titles long-listed for the 2016 Bath Novel Award. Our fingers are firmly crossed! One of the great … Read More
Editor – Author relationship
Here’s an extract from an article in AFR magazine about the relationship between author and editor. Key takeaway: “You learn that getting a hard edit doesn’t mean you’re a shit writer”. Art of editing The question of how tough is … Read More