I know I’m not the only writer who’s asked for some writing feedback only to get a meh response. In this post, I give you some powerful questions that will make sure you get quaility writing feedback.
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Editing, Writing tips
The year is not over yet, but I am in the reflective, planning stage. It’s exciting to look back at all that I have accomplished this year and what I am planning for next year.
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Coaching, Editing, Editing and communications, Goal setting, Writing, Writing retreats and workshops
A few years ago I shifted my thinking from trying to get some marks on the publishing board to aiming for more rejections. It was an important shift in thinking
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Coaching, Editing, Writing, Writing tips
It’s an incredible time for me right now that feels like a beginning, more than an ending. I’ve just submitted my final piece of assessment of my Associate Degree in Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT. I should feel relieved, excited. I do, but there is a sense of sadness, and a great deal of reflection. There is also a nervous excitement about the time ahead of me, the unknown.
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Editing, Editing and communications, Reading, Study, Writing
Only 35 days ago I committed the deadline of 5 October to have this latest draft complete. There were some (many) moments along those 35 days that I doubted my ability to meet it. It’s been great having this commitment though as it has driven me to the (near) end.
After a two days slogging at the editing, my mind has started to wander. One of the difficulties of being left home alone to edit over half of my manuscript for a number of days is the distractions.
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Coaching, Editing, Writing
They’ve all left. Hubby, Mr 14-year-old, and Mr 12-year-old have just driven off for three nights. Three whole nights. Mr 16-year-old is sunning himself in some remarkable national park with family friends in Western Australia (so jealous of him…). And I have the house to myself. For the first time in 16 years. Yep. Ridiculous I know.
Editing is hard. I’m trying to edit a chapter a day and it is exhausting.
I worked with photography student Rhiannon Hampson-Froud to edit her beautiful book Same Blood.
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Editing