From the people over at Bookcave comes a list of peeves they call “Pet Peeves Readers Wish Authors Knew About”. Any editorial.ie client will have had any of these issues in their writing pointed out to them in the course … Read More
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
Beta readers A discussion about beta readers came up the other day in an editors’/writers’ group I’m a moderator of. There seemed to be considerable confusion about what the role of a beta reader is, what to look for in … Read More
Tips on using Track Changes for Writing and Editing Books “Help! I sent my book off to be edited, and it’s come back covered with red ink! The editor said he used ‘Track Changes’. What does that mean, and how … Read More
It’s January Sales time! As an incentive to authors emerging hesitantly into the new dawn of 2017, I’d like to offer a 15% seasonal discount on all editorial commissions (apart from ghostwriting) made in the next two weeks (ending January … Read More