Editing

Learning how to become a more objective reader of your work is a tricky skill to master. In this section on Editing, read through our articles offering help and guidance on how to best approach the editing process, and develop the tools you need to make your work the best it can possibly be ahead of submission to an editor, literary agent or publisher.

Article
5 min read
26th August 2015
Edited
16th September 2020
Writing a book is like running a marathon. No, scratch that. It’s like running five marathons, nay, ten, back to back, one after the other, feet...
Article
8 min read
9th July 2015
Edited
10th December 2024
Emma Cox - children's author and winner of the New Children's Author Prize 2015 - continues to share her experiences of working with a publishing...
Blog
5 min read
25th September 2014
Edited
8th December 2020

In my previous blog post, I discussed the idea that, once you’ve written your manuscript and got it to a point that you’re reasonably...

Article
6 min read
14th August 2014
Edited
15th September 2020
So you’ve finally done it. After years of submitting manuscripts to agents, publishers or dentists you learn you share with either of the above, and...