Writer's Edit

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



Tag: novel writing

  • How To Find And Fix Plot Holes In Your Novel

    Plot holes. We all know what they are: inconsistencies or gaps that defy logic in stories. And we all know they’re entirely undesirable when it comes to writing a good…


  • The Ultimate Guide to YA Fiction

    Table Of Contents Over the past decade, the Young Adult (YA) fiction market has grown so much, it’s a wonder authors are still writing adult books at all. In fact,…


  • The Comprehensive Post-Draft Game Plan For Your Novel

    So you’ve finally finished that difficult first draft. Congratulations! Writing an entire novel is a massive undertaking, and you’ve done super well to make it this far. As you know, though,…


  • The Fuss-Free Beginner’s Guide To Scrivener

    Table Of Contents You’ve no doubt heard of Scrivener before. Developed by Literature and Latte, this piece of novel-writing software is expansive, affordable, and extremely popular with experienced authors and beginners alike.…


  • 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…


  • On Writing And Editing Sex Scenes In Fiction

    Since getting stuck into the structural edit of my novel, I’ve been doing a lot of reading about sex scenes in fiction. When should they be included? What makes them…


  • Self-Publishing, Vlogging and Beta Readers with Author Jenna Moreci

    With close to 30,000 subscribers and almost 1.5 million total views, Jenna Moreci’s YouTube channel is a force to be reckoned with. Filled with writing advice, personal insights, and tonnes of Jenna’s…


  • Literary Devices: How To Master Structure

    Structure, or form, is the arrangement of story elements according to purpose, style and genre. Structure doesn’t just happen on its own. Rather,  it’s carefully considered by the author to…


  • Spotlight: Indie Publishing and the Impress Prize for New Writers

    Publishing a range of fiction and non-fiction titles, both in print and in ebook format, Exeter-based Impress Books also runs the Impress Prize for New Writers: a competition created solely to discover…


  • The 3 Paths To Publishing & What You Need To Know

    You submit to a publisher and, beyond all hope, hear the sweetest words you could ever imagine: We’re interested. Or you notice that a publisher offers a service, a manuscript…


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