You’ve written your first draft. You’ve even revised your manuscript following feedback from beta readers. And you know you need an editor before you self-publish. But what you don’t know, is the level of editing do you need. This blog post aims to explain the different levels of editing so you can confidently choose theContinueContinue reading “What level of editing do I need?”
Author Archives: Stacey
How to punctuate dialogue
No story is complete without dialogue yet punctuating speech is many a writer’s bane. Where do those pesky commas go? How do you indicate multiple speakers? And how on earth do you format speech?! Books need dialogue. But get the punctuation wrong and you risk drawing your reader out of the story; the one thingContinueContinue reading “How to punctuate dialogue”
How freewriting can help writer’s block
Writer’s block. The bane of just about every writer. Staring at a blank page with no idea what you’re going to write about brings all manner of emotions. And a lot of the time, once you’ve been hit with writer’s block, it takes some doing to get out of it.
The magic of freewriting and how it can help writer’s block
Writer’s block. The bane of just about every writer. Staring at a blank page with no idea what you’re going to write about brings all manner of emotions. And a lot of the time, once you’ve been hit with writer’s block, it takes some doing to get out of it. If you asked just aboutContinueContinue reading “The magic of freewriting and how it can help writer’s block”
The Fantasy Wordslinger 