Broken pieces
This is my view. I’m inside listening to the fire crackle, to the heater fan rising and falling, to the tap on various keyboards of fellow writers. I’m editing, or …
Editing
2015 in review
It’s been a long time since I last posted. Life’s been a bit crazy, and there just didn’t seem like there was time, or energy to post here. But, as …
Deadline day
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 …
Why procrastination can be helpful
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 …
Shhh, I’m editing
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 …
The hard slogÂ
Looking at this gorgeous tree it’s hard to believe editing your own manuscript could be hard. I’m lying on our trampoline, just woken from a snooze and early spring sun …
Same Blood – Book
I had the pleasure of working with Rhiannon to edit her first book. Rhiannon is an RMIT photography student The pictures are stunning. Rhiannon did a brilliant job and it …
Back on track
It’s been a chaotic year to say the least, and having some deadlines is helpful in providing distractions. These last few weeks I have been back at uni (RMIT) and …
Ten Editing Tips, for Your Fiction Mss.
Some great tips for editing your fiction manuscript. I don’t think I could add anything more.
Editing non-fiction
Non-fiction writing is a fairly broad term and can include articles, essays, interview, manuals, profiles, reports and reviews. The purpose of it can be to instruct, record, persuade, enlighten, inform, …