Lockdown study! The ALLi self-publishing conference 2020 ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors, went ahead with their Self Publishing conference that normally runs after the London Book Fair (itself sadly cancelled this year due to Covid-19). There were over thirty … Read More
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 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
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
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