Worry-free Writing: how to punctuate a list
Setting out information in a list can sometimes be the clearest way to help your reader engage with and understand your message. There are conventions
September 30, 2017
THE EDITING ESSENTIALS BLOG
Writing fiction: Do I need proofreading and is it enough? (Louise Harnby guest post)
This week I’m delighted to have a guest post for you, written by Louise Harnby. Louise is a highly experienced fiction editor and proofreader, and she has
September 24, 2017
Worry-free writing: how to use apostrophes
Why are apostrophes such a problem? If there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to enrage the Grammar Police (who, by the way, are definitely not cool), it’s
August 30, 2017
Worry-free writing: how to use hyphens and dashes
There is more to using hyphens and dashes than you might at first think. In this post I’m going to take a look at: The
August 18, 2017
Mastermind retreat: the group edit
Planning the group edit session I think it’s fair to say that this was the session in my recent mastermind retreat that caused the most
August 12, 2017
A mastermind group retreat: an overview
I’m in a ‘mastermind group’. Sounds cool, doesn’t it? Admit it – you’re imagining me in a secret island lair, plotting world domination with my shadowy
August 6, 2017
CMALive17: Planning, accountability and awards
Earlier this month I attended CMALive17, the annual conference of The Content Marketing Academy, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the third year I have been to
June 28, 2017
The A to Z of editing and proofreading your writing: part two
I looked at the first half of the alphabet, from Apostrophes to Method, in Part One of this article – if you missed it, why not hop
June 3, 2017
The Editor's Note
Monthly updates from my desk to yours. Exclusive, actionable advice on writing and editing non-fiction.
