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Author Interview with aged care professional Felicity Chapman

Kit Carstairs · April 24, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Author, Felicity Chapman

We took a moment to chat with Felicity Chapman, author and sometime MAA client. We first had the chance to work with Felicity when she won the Kingdom of Ironfest Author in Residence Contest, of which we were a sponsor. Her book, Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People in … [Read more...] about Author Interview with aged care professional Felicity Chapman

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Author Interview – Heather Hawkins

Kit Carstairs · October 17, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Heather is the author of ‘Adventurous Spirit’, a memoir chronicling her life through its many challenges. You will see, below, that I’ve asked Heather to tell us a bit about herself… don’t be fooled by her modest coverage of her achievements. Heather is a warrior; a life loving, … [Read more...] about Author Interview – Heather Hawkins

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, Adventurous Spirit, Australian Authors, Australian Non-fiction, Australian Writers, Author interview, authors, Books, Editing, Heather Hawkins, Lou Johnson, Manuscript Appraisal, Manuscript Assessment, Manuscript critique, Manuscripts, Murdoch Books, Non-fiction, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writers Tagged With: adventure writing, Adventurous Spirit, Australian Authors, authors, editing, Heather Hawkins, Marathon Running, Sports autobiographies, Sports writing, The Manuscript Agency, Travel writing, Writing

Editing Part 2 – Editing ‘Adventurous Spirit’ (by Heather Hawkins)

Kit Carstairs · October 17, 2017 · Leave a Comment

'Adventurous Spirit' by Heather Hawkins

Manuscript – Adventurous Spirit Author – Heather Hawkins Publisher – Murdoch Books Editor – The Manuscript Agency’s Michele Perry In 2007, at the age of 41, with two teenagers and a contentedly unadventurous life Heather Hawkins made a doctor's appointment. Swiftly thereafter she … [Read more...] about Editing Part 2 – Editing ‘Adventurous Spirit’ (by Heather Hawkins)

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Editing Part 1 – What is editing?

Kit Carstairs · October 17, 2017 · 2 Comments

Editing is a job that is mostly misrepresented and overwhelmingly misunderstood. Behind most great works of literature is a dedicated editor. As an editor one of the most frustrating misconceptions about our role is that we simply fix spelling and punctuation errors. In fact, … [Read more...] about Editing Part 1 – What is editing?

Filed Under: authors, Books, Creative Writing, Editing, Manuscript Appraisal, Manuscript Assessment, Manuscript critique, Manuscripts, Narrative, narrative structure, Non-fiction, Novel Writing, Publishing, Publishing myths, Self-publishing, word choices, Write a novel, Writers Tagged With: appraisals, Books, copy editing, editing, editors, Grammar, literature, manuscript critique, manuscripts, novel writing, Publishing Houses, spelling and punctuation, structural editing, Writing

Part 1: Approach an agent or a publisher…what to do?

Kit Carstairs · April 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment

I get asked this question a lot. And my general response is to say that it is a personal choice. Once you have completed your manuscript (MS), edited it and perfected it (and potentially sought professional manuscript development), there are four pathways (as I see it) open to … [Read more...] about Part 1: Approach an agent or a publisher…what to do?

Filed Under: authors, Books, Cover letters, Creative Writing, Editing, Fiction, Literary agents, Manuscript Appraisal, Manuscripts, Non-fiction, Novel Writing, Novice authors, Publishing, Publishing myths, Uncategorized, Write a novel, Writers Tagged With: Approaching a publisher, Approaching an agent, manuscripts, publishing, Publishing Agents, Publishing Houses, Writing

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