Writer's Edit

A newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.



Author: Maggie Doonan

  • 5 Ways to Make Your Self-Published Book Look Professional

    Table Of Contents Producing a professional-looking book is critical, especially when self-publishing. Despite being more common than ever, self-publishing still carries the old stigmas: unwanted by ‘real’ publishers, unedited and…

  • Ultimate Guide: How To Identify Your Manuscript’s Target Market

    Table Of Contents Identifying your market is critical to the development and potential sale of your manuscript. An infinite number of variables shape a reader’s likes and dislikes. In order…

  • 4 Signs It’s Time To Quit A Writing Project

    There is a romantic myth that surrounds writers. This myth is rife with infatuation, possessiveness and protectiveness: a writer is supposed to be obsessed with their work. Utterly absorbed. If their creative…

  • 3 Easy Tricks For Improving Dialogue In Fiction

    Think dialogue is just a case of he said, she said? Wrong. Dialogue is much more than a to-and-fro between characters; dialogue is the backbone of your narrative. In a…

  • 5 Reasons Novelists Should Write Short Stories

    The ability to write a short story, and write it well, is invaluable to any author. Novelists in particular can benefit from regularly immersing themselves in short fiction. Writing short stories… Develops…

  • 7 Must-Know Facts About Manuscript Appraisals

    A manuscript appraisal provides a crucial buffer before submission, and enables not only the development of your manuscript but the development of yourself as a writer, helping you on your…

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Writer’s Edit is a newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.