Editorial Freelancers Association and some editing stats (mine)
I finally got my act together and became a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association, through which I intend to do lots and lots of professional development (i.e...
Ywriter for developmental editing
After sharing my page yesterday on my working process I had a few inquiries from fellow editors about the software I use to dissect developmental edit a novel. The...
Goodbye, 2016… Hello, 2017…
2016 had been a good year for my editing business and personal writing, on top of which I've joined a wad of new groups and made even more writing and editing friends,...
What to look for when assessing a freelance editor
I am not a published author myself - something I intend to rectify in the future - so the information in this post is based on things I've heard authors say about their...
EFA: Book Mapping for Developmental Editing
Often, when I get a complex manuscript in (or one I'm struggling to get my head around) I take a giant step back and break it down into scenes, looking at the smaller...
So a thing happened… (Dragon Con 2016)
A while back one of my clients contacted me to say that his second book - Grave Measures - had been nominated for Dragon Con. I congratulated him, of course, lots of...
How it all began…
A long time ago, (2013/14 to be precise), I was contacted by Hawkins Publishing Group, an independent publisher in America and asked if I would be interested in an...
Guru Purnima
This morning I received two separate messages from two individuals I have given advice to over recent weeks. Both contacted me to explain that Guru Purnima is a day...
Half year update
I've been quiet on the blogging/social network side of things of recent, mostly because I've been so busy, but I thought I should take a step back to wave - *waves...
Ten Things I’ve Learned Since Having a Book Published by Madeline Dyer
So, a few days ago I celebrated the one year anniversary for the publication of my debut novel, UNTAMED (Prizm Books, May 2015). During that year, I’ve learned a whole...
Making things official
Yesterday I took the plunge to open a business account with my bank and had a lovely chat with the woman there in the process. She had never come across a book editor...
Coursera: The Craft of Plot – passed
Coursera's 'The craft of Plot' is one of five courses in the creative writing category. I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the basics and also to try and get...