As we’ve covered before, editing is a difficult job that requires an objective mindset and a detached approach to criticism. It’s a difficult stage of the writing process – the disconcertingly lengthy final stretch that sees many promising projects bite the dust. Consequently, many authors are always on the lookout for tools that will make
Ever considered writing a fairy tale retelling? Many authors have, and most of them have shied away from the idea, putting other projects first. Perhaps that was the right decision, but it’s also one that’s worth reconsidering – fairy tale retellings are big business, and they could be the key to establishing yourself with a
When I left corporate editing to work from home as an independent editor, I thought I knew what I was getting into. I expected my work-life balance to be a challenge. I knew about the feast-or-famine nature of the freelance life. But I was so passionate about this work that I knew I could handle
An anticlimactic ending is a particularly nasty thing to happen to an author. It’s a toxic little addition to a story that can turn the whole thing to sludge – in fact, in many cases it even grows stronger when the rest of the story is great, turning the reader’s stored excitement into lasting disappointment.
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