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