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When I hired someone to design the cover for The Darkest Curse, it was all completely new to me (as was self-publishing in general!), so I wanted to write a blog post about working with a book cover designer. If you’re thinking about doing this…
If you’re part of the writing community, you’ve probably heard of pantsing and plotting. There’s a lot of debate about which one is “right” or which one works (spoiler: it depends on the writer and the book). If you aren’t familiar with the terms, here’s…
People tend to find my job as a freelance fiction editor interesting when they hear about it. Whenever I go for an appointment and people ask me about it, they’re always keen to know more. And I’m always getting asked how to become a book…
All published authors get negative reviews. Even if you’re unpublished, you’ve probably been exposed to critical feedback in some way: notes from beta readers, rejections from agents or publishers, suggestions from freelance editors. There’s a lot of discussion around whether authors should respond to negative…
I’ve already written about fleshing out a novel that’s too short, so today I’ll talk about the opposite – what to cut from a novel that’s too long. You might be the type of writer who overwrites, going into lots of detail when writing a…
I’ve written before about how to find the right freelance editor for you, and some of the things worth considering so you can get a good fit. It can also be helpful to know why an editor might be a bad fit. I turn down…
We all have an inner editor – that little voice that criticises everything we write when we’re trying to put words down on the page. Telling us that’s not a good enough word or this whole chapter is garbage or I’m not writing this character…
Comp titles, or comparison titles, are essentially similar books to your own that would sit alongside it in the market. They could be similar in terms of content, theme, or tone. Comp titles can be used: Coming up with comp titles can be difficult, especially…
