Editing for Genre – Meeting Your Reader’s Expectations
Hey writer. When we’re editing, it helps to think about the genre we are writing in. Why? Because your reader sees a genre and comes to your work filled with all sorts of expectations.
Hey writer. When we’re editing, it helps to think about the genre we are writing in. Why? Because your reader sees a genre and comes to your work filled with all sorts of expectations.
After publishing my novel, The Finery, a joyful romp through a dystopian fantasy setting, I thought I would share my top five humorous fantasy reads. Men at Arms By Terry Pratchett Fantasy novels can be
If you take a moment to Google ‘Female fiction characters over the age of forty, the first thing that comes up is a sentence that reads, ‘Here are five female characters who can still kick
According to sales statistics, fantasy book sales grew by over 45% in 2021 compared to 2020, and I’m not a bit surprised to hear it. As a reader, I’ve always drifted toward the fantasy section
It’s no surprise to me that sales of fantasy fiction increased by 45% in 2021, as the world struggled to get used to the new reality of the pandemic. We all longed to escape to
This week has been a lovely one, as I’ve been writing with fellow author, editor, and writing coach, Isobelle Lans of Inspired Creative Co. Isobelle joined me for a week in Wales and we decided
Let’s spring clean your writing! It’s spring cleaning season – so let’s take action and start with your writing (the housework can wait). We’ll begin with the decluttering. Remove unnecessary adjectives and adverbs. A good
Do you feel that the older you get, the more likely you are to take up arms and wage war against the orcs? I hear you. Female characters over the age of forty are not
First, let’s talk about why you might be interested in doing this. If you have a novel and it’s completed (you’ve edited it, taken it through a few drafts, and you’re feeling good about its
Why enter competitions? It helps you get seen and gives you a headstart in building a writing portfolio. What does it mean to build a writing portfolio? You might be familiar with this term if
Happy 2024, writers! What are your writing goals for this year? Mine are to revise The Tithes of Spring, complete my latest (and hopefully last) edit of The Dedworth Shame, find a publisher for a
Hey writer, I see you. You have a dream, and it’s to write a novel. Well, everyone has a story inside them, people tell you. That’s true, of course. What they don’t tell you, though,
Are you taking part in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? If so, now is the time to think about your story outline. Whether you are a plotter, a pantser or a plantser, it can be confusing
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Hey writer. When we’re editing, it helps to think about the genre we are writing in. Why? Because your reader sees a genre and comes to your work filled
After publishing my novel, The Finery, a joyful romp through a dystopian fantasy setting, I thought I would share my top five humorous fantasy reads. Men at Arms By Terry
If you take a moment to Google ‘Female fiction characters over the age of forty, the first thing that comes up is a sentence that reads, ‘Here are five female
According to sales statistics, fantasy book sales grew by over 45% in 2021 compared to 2020, and I’m not a bit surprised to hear it. As a reader, I’ve always
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