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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)

Filed Under: All About Editing, Author Interviews, Getting Published, Non-fiction Tagged With: Adventurous Spirit, Athletes, copy editing, editing, Heather Hawkins, Marathon Running, Memoir, Murdoch Books, non-fiction, Ovarian Cancer, Published Books, publishing, Running challenges, Sport books, Sport memoirs, structural editing, The Manuscript Agency, Writing

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: All About Editing, Getting Published, Non-fiction, Self Publishing Tagged With: appraisals, Books, copy editing, editing, editors, Grammar, literature, manuscript critique, manuscripts, novel writing, Publishing Houses, spelling and punctuation, structural editing, Writing

Structuring Your Novel by Karen Wood

Kit Carstairs · June 23, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Karen Wood book covers

Karen Wood is a much-loved MAA appraiser, and an outstanding person who we feel privileged to work with. She also happens to be a devoted published author of teen fiction and a committed supporter of other emerging writers. In this article, that we pinched (with permission) from … [Read more...] about Structuring Your Novel by Karen Wood

Filed Under: All About Editing, General Fiction, Guide To Writing, YA Fiction Tagged With: Australian Authors, Australian Fiction, authors, developing plot with a strong action line, Diamond Spirit Books, editing, Golden stranger novel, Horse fiction, karen wood, narrative structure, Novel writing advice, novels, structural editing, teen fiction, teen novels, Teenage fiction, Writers, YA Fiction

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